RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most car-dependent, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Central City, KYKY5,79392.7%+10.4 pts

02Reidland, KYKY5,27791.0%+3.7 pts

03Maysville, KYKY8,68886.0%+4.6 pts

04Madisonville, KYKY19,42885.7%+4.2 pts

05Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58684.1%−3.2 pts

06Vine Grove, KYKY7,01883.1%−0.4 pts

07Lebanon, KYKY6,69982.9%+2.1 pts

08Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41182.2%−1.3 pts

09Owensboro, KYKY60,89282.0%−2.7 pts

10Nicholasville, KYKY33,85781.1%−0.1 pts

11Corbin, KYKY7,91181.0%−4.0 pts

12Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32980.3%+0.2 pts

13Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93180.2%+0.3 pts

14Russellville, KYKY7,45479.8%−0.4 pts

15Independence, KYKY30,19878.7%−9.4 pts

16Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14478.7%−9.3 pts

17Oakbrook, KYKY10,21178.6%−9.2 pts

18Bardstown, KYKY14,16178.4%−3.0 pts

19Franklin, KYKY10,75978.3%−5.9 pts

20Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44878.1%−8.8 pts

21Versailles, KYKY10,73477.9%+5.0 pts

22Burlington, KYKY18,00877.9%−11.2 pts

23Francisville, KYKY10,56577.8%−8.2 pts

24Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57577.8%−4.4 pts

25Mount Washington, KYKY18,98977.7%−10.8 pts

26Alexandria, KYKY10,99477.5%−7.1 pts

27Paducah, KYKY26,73077.4%−1.1 pts

28Walton, KYKY5,86877.3%−9.9 pts

29Radcliff, KYKY22,57677.3%−11.0 pts

30Florence, KYKY34,01876.9%−7.2 pts

31Crestwood, KYKY6,58276.4%−3.5 pts

32Middletown, KYKY9,94476.2%−7.7 pts

33Richmond, KYKY40,66376.1%+1.1 pts

34Shelbyville, KYKY18,45376.0%+5.9 pts

35Leitchfield, KYKY7,01575.8%−10.2 pts

36La Grange, KYKY10,66975.8%−7.9 pts

37Lyndon, KYKY11,30175.8%−9.7 pts

38Georgetown, KYKY40,88375.6%−6.8 pts

39Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75175.4%−12.2 pts

40Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57675.2%−6.3 pts

41Oak Grove, KYKY7,83074.9%−7.9 pts

42Shively, KYKY15,89574.8%−6.1 pts

43Fort Wright, KYKY6,24074.8%−9.4 pts

44Villa Hills, KYKY7,79774.7%−9.6 pts

45Hebron, KYKY6,40774.7%−10.2 pts

46Elsmere, KYKY9,52174.6%−9.4 pts

47Winchester, KYKY19,51474.6%−1.2 pts

48Frankfort, KYKY28,65774.5%−0.1 pts

49Danville, KYKY17,73674.3%+0.2 pts

50Henderson, KYKY27,82274.3%−11.5 pts

51Edgewood, KYKY8,50374.1%−14.5 pts

52Ashland, KYKY20,99674.0%−7.5 pts

53Hillview, KYKY9,02073.8%−18.3 pts

54Union, KYKY7,93773.7%−9.8 pts

55St. Matthews, KYKY17,86873.3%−12.1 pts

56Bellevue, KYKY5,84773.2%−7.3 pts

57Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14273.2%−10.4 pts

58Lexington, KYKY329,75173.1%−7.1 pts

59Murray, KYKY18,96472.7%−3.4 pts

60Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19372.4%−9.6 pts

61Louisville, KYKY641,96272.3%−8.2 pts

62Glasgow, KYKY15,30272.2%−12.5 pts

63Cynthiana, KYKY6,57671.7%−13.9 pts

64Covington, KYKY41,84771.5%−2.1 pts

65Bowling Green, KYKY78,50571.5%−6.0 pts

66Somerset, KYKY12,69571.4%−3.8 pts

67Erlanger, KYKY20,15871.3%−12.7 pts

68Princeton, KYKY6,16871.2%−18.6 pts

69Flatwoods, KYKY7,43970.9%−20.5 pts

70Mayfield, KYKY9,85170.7%−8.0 pts

71Cold Spring, KYKY6,64070.2%−14.4 pts

72Paris, KYKY10,13069.8%−6.9 pts

73Dayton, KYKY5,97469.5%−7.2 pts

74Fort Knox, KYKY8,83668.1%+8.1 pts

75London, KYKY7,63768.0%−17.6 pts

76Berea, KYKY16,66267.8%+6.7 pts

77Campbellsville, KYKY11,78367.7%−10.6 pts

78Middlesborough, KYKY8,77666.3%−20.3 pts

79Williamsburg, KYKY5,37165.2%−6.0 pts

80Newport, KYKY13,99863.8%−10.1 pts

81Highland Heights, KYKY6,34163.5%−15.8 pts

82Pikeville, KYKY7,27063.1%−14.7 pts

83Morehead, KYKY6,77659.0%−3.1 pts

84Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35657.9%+1.7 pts

85Monticello, KYKY5,72157.4%−24.7 pts

86Wilmore, KYKY6,38056.8%+9.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES