Business thrives here thanks to an excellent location. Clay County is within a 3-hour driving distance of eight major interstates, including Interstates 75, 24, and 59 accessed through Chattanooga, Tennessee; Interstate 81 accessed through Knoxville, Tennessee, Interstates 85 and 20, accessed through Atlanta, Georgia or Greenville, South Carolina, and Interstates 40 and 26, accessed through Asheville, North Carolina. Clay County is literally in the center of this ring of Interstates.