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Sequatchie County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Sequatchie County, Tennessee: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Sequatchie County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Sequatchie County spend about 62 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 258 hours, about 10.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 38% more time on the road than the Tennessee average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 8.5 minutes.

Sequatchie County holds about 0.2% of Tennessee's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Sequatchie County would save about 103 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,195 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)
Sequatchie County 30.9 min 61.8 min 258 hrs/yr $7,988 939
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

Sequatchie County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 30.9 minutes to get to work in Sequatchie County. That's 38% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 80% of counties in Tennessee

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 15.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Sequatchie County

  • Car: 80.5%
  • Worked at Home: 15.9%
  • Other: 1.8%
  • Walked: 1.7%
  • Public Transportation: 0.2%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Sequatchie County, versus 0.0% in Tennessee.

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

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

Commute Mode Trends in Sequatchie County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Sequatchie 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 Other Walked Public Transportation Taxi Motorcycle Bicycle
2009 95.4% 3.5% 0.0% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 93.7% 3.0% 1.0% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 92.9% 2.4% 1.4% 3.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 95.1% 0.6% 0.9% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 92.6% 2.9% 0.7% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2014 93.5% 3.8% 0.5% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2015 94.3% 3.8% 0.3% 0.9% 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2016 95.5% 3.5% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2017 94.8% 4.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2018 94.8% 3.1% 0.3% 0.8% 0.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 93.7% 3.3% 0.7% 1.1% 0.2% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 93.1% 4.3% 0.7% 1.2% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 90.5% 6.3% 1.0% 1.8% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 87.3% 8.5% 2.1% 1.8% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 84.8% 12.0% 1.9% 1.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 80.5% 15.9% 1.8% 1.7% 0.2% 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 2016 at 95.5%. Overall it fell from 95.4% in 2009 to 80.5% in 2024, down 14.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Sequatchie County: its share of workers rose from 3.5% in 2009 to 15.9% in 2024, up 12.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 12.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking peaked at 3.4% in 2012 and has since fallen back to 1.7%.

Commute Start Times in Sequatchie County

  • Early BirdThe earliest start among Tennessee's 95 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:40 AM.
  • Rush-Hour DodgersThe lowest share of rush-hour departures among Tennessee's 95 counties: only 28.9% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
  • Earlier AlarmsThe biggest shift to earlier mornings among Tennessee's 95 counties: the typical start is 27 minutes earlier than in 2009.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Sequatchie County?

The bars show when commuters in Sequatchie 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
15.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
6.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
9.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
16.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
7.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
10.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
4.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
6.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
3.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
3.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
2.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
9.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
3.0%

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

The busiest time to head out in Sequatchie County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 16.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.9% across Tennessee. Early starts are more common than in Tennessee: 31.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.7% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Tennessee: 28.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.6%) 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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County Tennessee United States
2009 7:07 AM 7:30 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:15 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:14 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:16 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:08 AM 7:30 AM 7:39 AM
2014 6:59 AM 7:30 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:06 AM 7:30 AM 7:38 AM
2017 6:58 AM 7:29 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:06 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:07 AM 7:28 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:02 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:03 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:03 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2023 6:57 AM 7:29 AM 7:38 AM
2024 6:40 AM 7:29 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Sequatchie County were on the road by 6:40 AM, 27 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:07 AM). Across Tennessee, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Sequatchie County now leave 58 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Sequatchie County has moved 27 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Sequatchie County in the whole series.

How does Sequatchie County's commute time compare?

Metric Sequatchie County Tennessee US Average
Avg. Commute Time 30.9 min 22.4 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 15.9% 12.9% 15.0%
Walked 1.7% 1.2% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.2% 0.4% 3.2%

The average commute time in Sequatchie County is 30.9 minutes, longer than the 22.4 minutes in Tennessee.

0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.4% in Tennessee. 1.7% commute by walking, higher than the 1.2% in Tennessee.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Sequatchie County, TN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Sequatchie County, TN is typical in size for this group, 16,809 residents against a local median of 15,032, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Sequatchie County, TN's work from home, at 15.9%, runs 63% above the 9.7% typical of the counties around it.

The counties themselves spread 10.2% on work from home, so Sequatchie County, TN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Sequatchie County, TN has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Sequatchie County, TN 16,809 30.9 min #3/6 15.9% #1/6 6:40 AM #1/6
Bledsoe County, TN 15,032 31.2 min 4.1% 7:14 AM
Hamilton County, TN 375,392 20.8 min 14.3% 7:49 AM
Grundy County, TN 13,819 31.9 min 5.8% 7:17 AM
Marion County, TN 29,249 31.6 min 13.1% 7:04 AM
Van Buren County, TN 6,437 30.4 min 9.7% 6:47 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Sequatchie County, Tennessee.

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

Commuters here spend an estimated 258 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,988 at a typical national wage. That's 38% more than the typical Tennessee commuter spends.

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

Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Sequatchie County, Tennessee. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

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).