Commuting in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Sevier County spend about 48 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 199 hours, about 8.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 7% more time on the road than the Tennessee average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 1.5 minutes.
Sevier County holds about 1.4% of Tennessee's population but accounts for roughly 1.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Sevier County would save about 80 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,466 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)
Sevier County
23.9 min
47.7 min
199 hrs/yr
$6,165
1,161
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.
On average, it takes
23.9
minutes to get to work in
Sevier County.
That's 6% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Sevier County
Car:
91.6%
Worked at Home:
6.9%
Walked:
0.9%
Other:
0.4%
Public Transportation:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Sevier County: 6.0 times less than the Tennessee average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Biking is unusually rare in Sevier County: 6.6 times less than the Tennessee average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Commute Mode Trends in Sevier County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Sevier 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%
3.4%
1.8%
0.4%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
0.3%
2010
93.7%
3.2%
1.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
2011
94.3%
2.6%
1.6%
0.4%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
2012
93.5%
3.2%
1.8%
0.4%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
2013
93.0%
3.7%
2.0%
0.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2014
92.8%
4.1%
1.7%
0.2%
0.9%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
2015
92.7%
4.6%
1.5%
0.3%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2016
92.4%
5.2%
1.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2017
92.5%
4.8%
1.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.6%
2018
92.2%
4.9%
1.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.7%
2019
91.3%
5.4%
1.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2020
91.1%
5.7%
1.3%
0.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2021
90.3%
6.7%
1.5%
0.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2022
90.2%
7.1%
1.6%
0.3%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2023
90.8%
7.1%
1.2%
0.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
91.6%
6.9%
0.9%
0.4%
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 was highest in 2011 at 94.3% and lowest in 2022 at 90.2%. Overall it fell from 93.1% in 2009 to 91.6% in 2024, down 1.5 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Sevier County: its share of workers rose from 3.4% in 2009 to 6.9% in 2024, up 3.5 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.8% to 0.9% of workers (down 0.9 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Sevier County
🦉Night OwlThe 2nd-latest start among Tennessee's 95 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 7:50 AM.
😴Sleeping InThe 3rd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Tennessee's 95 counties: 28.5% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Sevier County?
The bars show when commuters in Sevier 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
12:00-4:59 AMSevier County3.5%Tennessee5.8%
3.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSevier County3.5%Tennessee4.4%
3.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSevier County4.1%Tennessee5.5%
4.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSevier County8.7%Tennessee9.9%
8.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSevier County8.5%Tennessee10.1%
8.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSevier County15.0%Tennessee14.7%
15.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSevier County10.3%Tennessee11.5%
10.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSevier County12.6%Tennessee10.1%
12.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSevier County5.2%Tennessee4.5%
5.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSevier County8.1%Tennessee5.7%
8.1%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSevier County4.0%Tennessee2.5%
4.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSevier County2.2%Tennessee1.2%
2.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSevier County7.6%Tennessee6.8%
7.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSevier County6.6%Tennessee7.4%
6.6%
Sevier CountyTennesseeSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Sevier County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.7% across Tennessee. Early starts are less common than in Tennessee: 11.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.7% there. The morning rush looks much like Tennessee's: 46.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (28.5%) 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 Sevier 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 Sevier 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 Sevier 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
Sevier County
Tennessee
United States
2009
7:47 AM
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:48 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:50 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:51 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:51 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:52 AM
7:30 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:53 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:53 AM
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:56 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:56 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:57 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:58 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:55 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:48 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:50 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:50 AM
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Sevier County were on the road by 7:50 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:47 AM). Across Tennessee, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Sevier County now leave 12 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 Sevier County has moved 8 minutes earlier.
How does Sevier County's commute time compare?
Metric
Sevier County
Tennessee
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
23.9 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
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
6.9%
12.9%
15.0%
Walked
0.9%
1.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
0.4%
3.2%
The average commute time in Sevier County is 23.9 minutes, longer than the 22.4 minutes in Tennessee.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.4% in Tennessee. 0.9% commute by walking, lower than the 1.2% in Tennessee.
Sevier County, TN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Sevier County, TN is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 99,652 residents against a local median of 56,834. Nothing separates Sevier County, TN sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 4% above the local median at 23.9 min against 22.9 min. Sevier County, TN has the 4th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Sevier County, Tennessee.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Sevier County, Tennessee?
Commuters here spend an estimated 199 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,165 at a typical national wage. That's 7% more than the typical Tennessee commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Sevier County, Tennessee?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Sevier County, 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.
Which counties in Tennessee have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).