See what the average commute is in Perry 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 Perry County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Perry County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Hickman County, TN having the longest commute at 36.8 minutes.

Perry County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.7 minutes
--- 6.8% lower than state average
--- #23 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 82.0%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 4.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 2.0%
- Workers who work from home: 12.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 24.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Perry County, TN: 23.7 minutes
#2. Decatur County, TN: 24.3 minutes
#3. Lewis County, TN: 27.8 minutes
#4. Wayne County, TN: 33.0 minutes
#5. Humphreys County, TN: 34.2 minutes
#6. Hickman County, TN: 36.8 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