See what the average commute is in Roane 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 Roane County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Roane County has a longer commute than five out of seven neighboring counties, with Knox County, TN having the shortest commute at 22.3 minutes.

Roane County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 28.0 minutes
--- 10.1% higher than state average
--- #39 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 5.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 51.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Knox County, TN: 22.3 minutes
#2. Loudon County, TN: 22.6 minutes
#3. McMinn County, TN: 23.0 minutes
#4. Cumberland County, TN: 23.2 minutes
#5. Rhea County, TN: 24.6 minutes
#6. Roane County, TN: 28.0 minutes
#7. Morgan County, TN: 29.2 minutes
#8. Meigs County, TN: 31.1 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