Memphians commute about 24 minutes to work | Transportation

Many who usually travel on a congested interstate or a busy street like Poplar Avenue to get to work, can agree the daily commute is not an easy one.

According to a new study published in the Memphis Business Journal - Memphis ranks in the bottom fifth of the South's metropolitan or micropolitan areas for commuters.

The average commute time for Memphians was 23.7 minutes.

The Bluff City ranked No. 307 out of 373 areas in the region, with about 10.9 percent of residents in the metro area commute more than 45 minutes to work.