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McMinn County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in McMinn County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in McMinn County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 171 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 8% less time on the road than the Tennessee average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 1.8 minutes.

McMinn County holds about 0.8% of Tennessee's population but accounts for roughly 0.7% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in McMinn County would save about 69 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,126 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)
McMinn County 20.6 min 41.1 min 171 hrs/yr $5,315 1,117
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.

Commute Time Map: Tennessee Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Tennessee
  1. Dyer County (15.9 min)
  2. Henry County (16.7 min)
  3. Obion County (17.1 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Tennessee
  1. Cannon County (33.3 min)
  2. Union County (33.2 min)
  3. Fayette County (33.1 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

McMinn County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 20.6 minutes to get to work in McMinn County. That's 8% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Faster than 80% of counties in Tennessee

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 04:00 PM – 11:59 PM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 5.8% work from home.

How People Get to Work in McMinn County

  • Car: 91.9%
  • Worked at Home: 5.8%
  • Walked: 1.9%
  • Other: 0.4%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Public transit is essentially absent in McMinn County, versus 0.4% in Tennessee.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in McMinn County, versus 0.1% in Tennessee.

Biking is essentially absent in McMinn County, versus 0.1% in Tennessee.

Commute Mode Trends in McMinn County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in McMinn County 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.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show commute mode data by year
Year Car Worked at Home Walked Other Public Transportation Taxi Motorcycle Bicycle
2009 93.1% 3.6% 2.6% 0.1% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2010 93.3% 3.6% 2.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2%
2011 94.1% 3.0% 2.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2012 94.0% 2.8% 2.2% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2013 94.5% 2.8% 2.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2014 95.6% 3.1% 0.8% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2015 95.6% 3.0% 0.8% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 94.6% 3.6% 0.9% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2017 94.4% 3.3% 1.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2018 94.1% 3.9% 1.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2019 93.9% 3.9% 1.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2020 94.3% 4.2% 1.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2021 94.4% 4.4% 0.9% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2022 93.9% 4.9% 0.9% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2023 93.2% 5.2% 1.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2024 91.9% 5.8% 1.9% 0.4% 0.0% 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 peaked in 2014 at 95.6%. Overall it fell from 93.1% in 2009 to 91.9% in 2024, down 1.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in McMinn County: its share of workers rose from 3.6% in 2009 to 5.8% in 2024, up 2.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.6% to 1.9% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in McMinn County

  • Sleeping InThe 2nd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Tennessee's 95 counties: 29.4% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in McMinn County?

The bars show when commuters in McMinn County 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
8.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
6.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
4.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
8.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
9.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
11.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
7.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
2.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
7.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
7.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
11.4%

McMinn County Tennessee Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in McMinn County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 11.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.7% across Tennessee. Early starts are more common than in Tennessee: 19.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.7% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Tennessee: 39.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (29.4%) 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 McMinn County, 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 McMinn County 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 McMinn County 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.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year McMinn County Tennessee United States
2009 7:36 AM 7:30 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:34 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:36 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:38 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:38 AM 7:30 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:36 AM 7:30 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:38 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:34 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:31 AM 7:29 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:35 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:31 AM 7:28 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:29 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:32 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:32 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:31 AM 7:29 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:32 AM 7:29 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in McMinn County were on the road by 7:32 AM, 4 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:36 AM). Across Tennessee, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in McMinn County now leave 6 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).

How does McMinn County's commute time compare?

Metric McMinn County Tennessee US Average
Avg. Commute Time 20.6 min 22.4 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 04:00 PM – 11:59 PM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 5.8% 12.9% 15.0%
Walked 1.9% 1.2% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.4% 3.2%

The average commute time in McMinn County is 20.6 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Tennessee.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.4% in Tennessee. 1.9% commute by walking, higher than the 1.2% in Tennessee.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

McMinn County, TN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

McMinn County, TN is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 54,884 residents against a local median of 33,992. The measure that sets McMinn County, TN apart most is work from home: 5.8%, 31% below the local median of 8.3%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 20.6 min against a local median of 25.5 min, 19% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 19% below the local median it puts McMinn County, TN at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 2.5% on work from home, so McMinn County, TN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. McMinn County, TN has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
McMinn County, TN 54,884 20.6 min #2/6 5.8% #6/6 7:32 AM #5/6
Meigs County, TN 13,343 31.9 min 8.9% 7:11 AM
Polk County, TN 17,897 30.5 min 8.3% 7:08 AM
Rhea County, TN 33,992 21.6 min 6.5% 7:12 AM
Bradley County, TN 110,691 18.9 min 9.1% 7:34 AM
Monroe County, TN 47,695 25.5 min 7.3% 7:09 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in McMinn County, Tennessee.

What is the financial impact of commuting in McMinn County, Tennessee?

Commuters here spend an estimated 171 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,315 at a typical national wage. That's 8% less than the typical Tennessee commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in McMinn County, Tennessee?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in McMinn County, Tennessee. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 04:00 PM – 11:59 PM also sees a secondary bump.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in McMinn County, Tennessee?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.4% in Tennessee, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Tennessee?

Among counties in Tennessee, the shortest average commutes are in Dyer County (15.9 min), Henry County (16.7 min), Obion County (17.1 min). The longest are in Cannon County (33.3 min), Union County (33.2 min), Fayette County (33.1 min).