Jackson Commute Time Map & Patterns
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Commute Time Burden in Jackson: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Jackson spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 130 hours, about 5.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 30% less time on the road than the Tennessee average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 6.7 minutes.
Jackson holds about 0.8% of Tennessee's population but accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Jackson would save about 52 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,617 at the same national wage assumption used above.
| Area | One-Way Commute | Daily Round-Trip | Yearly Time Spent | Estimated Yearly Cost | Local Road Traffic (VPD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 15.6 min | 31.3 min | 130 hrs/yr | $4,042 | 1,811 |
| Tennessee | 22.4 min | 44.8 min | 187 hrs/yr | $5,785 | 1,225 |
| United States | 22.4 min | 44.8 min | 187 hrs/yr | $5,790 | 1,355 |
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Jackson Commute Map
On average, it takes 15.6 minutes to get to work in Jackson. That's 30% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Jackson
- Car: 83.0%
- Worked at Home: 8.6%
- Other: 4.1%
- Walked: 3.2%
- Public Transportation: 1.1%
- Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
- Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
- Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Jackson, versus 0.0% in Tennessee.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Jackson, versus 0.1% in Tennessee.
Biking is unusually rare in Jackson: 3.5 times less than the Tennessee average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Commute Mode Trends in Jackson, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Jackson get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Show commute mode data by year
| Year | Car | Worked at Home | Other | Walked | Public Transportation | Taxi | Motorcycle | Bicycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 94.3% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | 2.7% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | 8.1% | 5.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | 8.6% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share bottomed out in 2023 at 82.4%. Overall it fell from 94.3% in 2009 to 83.0% in 2024, down 11.3 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Jackson: its share of workers rose from 2.2% in 2009 to 8.6% in 2024, up 6.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Jackson
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Jackson?
The bars show when commuters in Jackson leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Tennessee for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
| 12:00-4:59 AM |
12:00-4:59 AM
Jackson4.6%
Tennessee5.8%
|
4.6% |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00-5:29 AM |
5:00-5:29 AM
Jackson2.9%
Tennessee4.4%
|
2.9% |
| 5:30-5:59 AM |
5:30-5:59 AM
Jackson3.9%
Tennessee5.5%
|
3.9% |
| 6:00-6:29 AM |
6:00-6:29 AM
Jackson6.6%
Tennessee9.9%
|
6.6% |
| 6:30-6:59 AM |
6:30-6:59 AM
Jackson10.5%
Tennessee10.1%
|
10.5% |
| 7:00-7:29 AM |
7:00-7:29 AM
Jackson11.8%
Tennessee14.7%
|
11.8% |
| 7:30-7:59 AM |
7:30-7:59 AM
Jackson15.4%
Tennessee11.5%
|
15.4% |
| 8:00-8:29 AM |
8:00-8:29 AM
Jackson12.4%
Tennessee10.1%
|
12.4% |
| 8:30-8:59 AM |
8:30-8:59 AM
Jackson5.0%
Tennessee4.5%
|
5.0% |
| 9:00-9:59 AM |
9:00-9:59 AM
Jackson4.5%
Tennessee5.7%
|
4.5% |
| 10:00-10:59 AM |
10:00-10:59 AM
Jackson2.7%
Tennessee2.5%
|
2.7% |
| 11:00-11:59 AM |
11:00-11:59 AM
Jackson1.4%
Tennessee1.2%
|
1.4% |
| 12:00-3:59 PM |
12:00-3:59 PM
Jackson8.6%
Tennessee6.8%
|
8.6% |
| 4:00-11:59 PM |
4:00-11:59 PM
Jackson9.5%
Tennessee7.4%
|
9.5% |
Jackson Tennessee Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Jackson is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 15.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.5% across Tennessee. Early starts are less common than in Tennessee: 11.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Tennessee: 50.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.7%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Jackson, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Jackson Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Jackson next to Tennessee and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Show typical departure times by year
| Year | Jackson | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7:46 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2010 | 7:46 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2011 | 7:46 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2012 | 7:46 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2013 | 7:46 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2014 | 7:48 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2015 | 7:48 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2016 | 7:50 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2017 | 7:48 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2018 | 7:48 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2019 | 7:46 AM | 7:28 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2020 | 7:47 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2021 | 7:45 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2022 | 7:47 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2023 | 7:48 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2024 | 7:49 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:38 AM |
In 2024, half of commuters in Jackson were on the road by 7:49 AM, 3 minutes later than in 2009 (7:46 AM). Across Tennessee, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Jackson now leave 11 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Jackson has moved 3 minutes later.
How does Jackson's commute time compare?
| Metric | Jackson | Tennessee | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Commute Time | 15.6 min | 22.4 min | 22.4 min |
| Departure Window | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM | 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM | 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM |
| Secondary Departure Window | 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM |
| Work From Home | 8.6% | 12.9% | 15.0% |
| Walked | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.4% |
| Public Transit | 1.1% | 0.4% | 3.2% |
The average commute time in Jackson is 15.6 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Tennessee.
1.1% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.4% in Tennessee. 3.2% commute by walking, higher than the 1.2% in Tennessee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about commuting in Jackson, Tennessee.
Is commuting expensive in Jackson, Tennessee?
Commuters here spend an estimated 130 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,042 at a typical national wage. That's 30% less than the typical Tennessee commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Jackson, Tennessee?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Jackson, Tennessee. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.