ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work

STATE COMMUTE ATLAS

Kentucky

Mean one-way trip24.0 min
Worked from home10.2%
Drove alone76.6%
Public transit0.6%
01 / LEADERBOARDS

How Kentucky commutes differ

Rankings cover published places with at least 5,000 residents and 500 estimated workers.

02 / LARGEST PLACES

Commute profiles in Kentucky

87 places and 119 counties meet the publication threshold.

AreaPopulationMean tripWFHDrive aloneTransit
Jefferson CountyCounty783,02222.2 min14.2%72.4%1.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)Place631,81822.5 min13.3%72.3%1.8%
Fayette CountyCounty323,72520.9 min12.2%73.1%1.5%
Lexington-Fayette urban countyPlace323,72520.9 min12.2%73.1%1.5%
Kenton CountyCounty171,28822.3 min14.1%75.0%0.9%
Warren CountyCounty140,91820.3 min7.6%75.8%0.1%
Boone CountyCounty139,84125.0 min13.4%77.0%0.4%
Hardin CountyCounty111,94222.4 min9.2%76.7%0.2%
Daviess CountyCounty103,64819.3 min6.1%84.1%0.4%
Madison CountyCounty95,76925.2 min9.6%76.4%0.1%
Campbell CountyCounty93,42623.5 min17.1%71.7%0.8%
Bullitt CountyCounty84,02728.7 min10.0%80.3%0.0%
Bowling GreenPlace75,38817.8 min6.3%71.5%0.2%
Christian CountyCounty72,06920.1 min4.5%75.1%0.2%
Oldham CountyCounty69,25726.2 min18.7%71.8%0.2%
McCracken CountyCounty67,56417.6 min8.3%81.7%0.7%
Pulaski CountyCounty65,89723.3 min6.7%79.7%0.0%
Laurel CountyCounty62,98322.6 min8.7%76.1%0.1%
OwensboroPlace60,30217.1 min6.9%82.0%0.5%
Scott CountyCounty59,53622.2 min10.5%77.3%0.1%
Pike CountyCounty56,72725.3 min5.8%79.5%0.2%
Jessamine CountyCounty54,58823.8 min11.2%76.3%0.4%
Franklin CountyCounty51,84220.0 min14.2%73.1%0.7%
Shelby CountyCounty49,09627.2 min12.6%76.0%0.2%
Boyd CountyCounty47,91122.1 min5.9%80.7%0.1%
Nelson CountyCounty47,60626.6 min6.0%82.6%0.1%
Hopkins CountyCounty45,11921.3 min3.7%88.4%0.0%
Barren CountyCounty44,93823.4 min7.3%77.3%0.4%
Henderson CountyCounty44,28022.8 min5.2%77.9%0.4%
CovingtonPlace41,11021.8 min14.1%71.5%2.6%
GeorgetownPlace39,11721.5 min10.3%75.6%0.1%
Calloway CountyCounty38,22417.3 min6.0%78.3%0.1%
Clark CountyCounty37,19224.2 min12.3%78.4%0.1%
RichmondPlace37,11123.0 min8.3%76.1%0.0%
Whitley CountyCounty36,92024.5 min9.9%72.5%0.1%
Graves CountyCounty36,63020.7 min7.4%80.9%0.1%
Greenup CountyCounty35,50124.1 min5.0%81.5%0.0%
Floyd CountyCounty35,22427.1 min3.2%82.9%0.1%
FlorencePlace32,80323.3 min11.4%76.9%0.9%
ElizabethtownPlace32,57620.0 min6.5%78.1%0.1%
NicholasvillePlace32,19724.0 min8.8%81.1%0.7%
Marshall CountyCounty31,74323.7 min7.9%78.2%0.1%
Boyle CountyCounty30,94121.3 min10.0%77.7%0.1%
HopkinsvillePlace30,90621.3 min4.1%82.2%0.0%
Muhlenberg CountyCounty30,59127.0 min4.0%86.0%0.0%
Meade CountyCounty30,15833.0 min9.6%81.1%0.1%
Knox CountyCounty29,86524.4 min8.8%79.8%0.0%
IndependencePlace29,39227.2 min13.6%78.7%0.2%
JeffersontownPlace29,19921.5 min15.0%72.4%0.6%
FrankfortPlace28,50317.0 min10.8%74.5%1.3%
Montgomery CountyCounty28,39525.7 min7.6%82.9%0.1%
Logan CountyCounty27,98628.1 min3.9%84.5%0.0%
HendersonPlace27,85219.8 min6.0%74.3%0.6%
Perry CountyCounty27,49924.8 min8.2%72.9%0.1%
Woodford CountyCounty27,27924.0 min14.9%75.6%0.0%
PaducahPlace26,84515.7 min7.0%77.4%1.3%
Grayson CountyCounty26,70727.9 min6.6%77.9%0.2%
Taylor CountyCounty26,39722.7 min9.8%77.2%0.0%
Carter CountyCounty26,34130.4 min3.6%80.6%0.0%
Harlan CountyCounty25,77223.8 min5.8%76.8%0.7%
Grant CountyCounty25,41826.9 min7.6%78.7%0.0%
Rowan CountyCounty24,57824.7 min8.5%75.3%0.4%
Lincoln CountyCounty24,50431.1 min8.9%79.8%0.1%
Anderson CountyCounty24,35330.4 min9.5%80.5%0.0%
Ohio CountyCounty23,73528.1 min4.8%85.1%0.2%
Bell CountyCounty23,50922.7 min4.4%72.3%0.3%
Mercer CountyCounty23,02827.2 min10.9%78.1%0.0%
RadcliffPlace22,86424.7 min9.4%77.3%0.1%
Johnson CountyCounty22,33423.5 min6.9%83.3%0.0%
AshlandPlace21,29520.9 min7.5%74.0%0.2%
Allen CountyCounty21,29327.3 min5.7%81.6%0.1%
Breckinridge CountyCounty20,88132.7 min3.8%81.5%1.1%
Letcher CountyCounty20,80828.3 min7.6%71.5%0.1%
Bourbon CountyCounty20,24025.4 min10.7%73.4%0.2%
Spencer CountyCounty20,19332.7 min13.3%79.8%0.2%
Simpson CountyCounty19,97221.0 min5.3%79.2%0.2%
Clay CountyCounty19,92129.1 min9.4%76.0%0.4%
ErlangerPlace19,87521.2 min16.8%71.3%0.4%
Marion CountyCounty19,74922.4 min3.1%84.6%0.0%
Hart CountyCounty19,60328.7 min4.8%76.3%0.1%
Wayne CountyCounty19,60224.8 min10.8%72.3%0.2%
MadisonvillePlace19,51518.0 min4.5%85.7%0.0%
WinchesterPlace19,21321.9 min13.5%74.6%0.1%
Harrison CountyCounty19,14028.2 min5.1%79.7%0.0%
Adair CountyCounty19,08923.8 min13.7%71.6%0.0%
Mount WashingtonPlace18,48029.2 min13.5%77.7%0.0%
Russell CountyCounty18,22119.8 min5.3%80.5%0.0%
MurrayPlace18,08012.3 min6.6%72.7%0.0%
BurlingtonPlace18,00822.6 min12.8%77.9%0.2%
ShelbyvillePlace17,66826.9 min10.9%76.0%0.0%
St. MatthewsPlace17,57719.6 min18.1%73.3%0.4%
Garrard CountyCounty17,56833.1 min11.0%76.7%0.9%
DanvillePlace17,32717.3 min10.4%74.3%0.1%
Fort ThomasPlace17,16921.0 min17.9%73.2%0.9%
Mason CountyCounty16,95626.8 min8.1%81.8%0.3%
McCreary CountyCounty16,86732.3 min9.2%77.9%0.1%
Rockcastle CountyCounty16,16326.4 min10.4%78.3%0.2%
Lawrence CountyCounty16,07730.1 min5.5%83.9%0.3%
Casey CountyCounty15,91429.2 min9.6%73.6%0.5%
Henry CountyCounty15,85630.5 min8.7%76.3%0.0%