See what the average commute is in Henry 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 Henry County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Henry County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Stewart County, TN having the longest commute at 35.7 minutes.

Henry County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 20.6 minutes
--- 19.0% lower than state average
--- #4 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 2.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 20.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 11.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Henry County, TN: 20.6 minutes
#2. Graves County, KY: 21.1 minutes
#3. Weakley County, TN: 21.2 minutes
#4. Benton County, TN: 24.2 minutes
#5. Carroll County, TN: 26.9 minutes
#6. Stewart County, TN: 35.7 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