See what the average commute is in Fayette County, TN

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Fayette County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Fayette County has a longer commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Shelby County, TN having the shortest commute at 22.9 minutes.

Fayette County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 33.1 minutes
--- 30.2% higher than state average
--- #10 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 10.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 5.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 65.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Shelby County, TN: 22.9 minutes
#2. Haywood County, TN: 24.0 minutes
#3. Marshall County, MS: 28.5 minutes
#4. Hardeman County, TN: 30.5 minutes
#5. Fayette County, TN: 33.1 minutes
#6. Tipton County, TN: 33.8 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Tennessee
#1. Madison County: 18.5 minutes
#2. Obion County: 20.2 minutes
#3. Hamblen County: 20.5 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Tennessee
#1. Trousdale County: 41.0 minutes
#2. Hickman County: 36.8 minutes
#3. Houston County: 36.6 minutes