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 (2023 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

RELATEDLongest commutes Shortest commutes Most car-free households Most work-from-home Most transit commuters Most walking commuters

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2000

01Central City, KYKY5,79392.7%–

02Reidland, KYKY5,27791.0%–

03Maysville, KYKY8,68886.0%–

04Madisonville, KYKY19,42885.7%–

05Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58684.1%–

06Vine Grove, KYKY7,01883.1%–

07Lebanon, KYKY6,69982.9%–

08Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41182.2%–

09Owensboro, KYKY60,89282.0%–

10Nicholasville, KYKY33,85781.1%–

11Corbin, KYKY7,91181.0%–

12Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32980.3%–

13Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93180.2%–

14Russellville, KYKY7,45479.8%–

15Independence, KYKY30,19878.7%–

16Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14478.7%–

17Oakbrook, KYKY10,21178.6%–

18Bardstown, KYKY14,16178.4%–

19Franklin, KYKY10,75978.3%–

20Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44878.1%–

21Versailles, KYKY10,73477.9%–

22Burlington, KYKY18,00877.9%–

23Francisville, KYKY10,56577.8%–

24Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57577.8%–

25Mount Washington, KYKY18,98977.7%–

26Alexandria, KYKY10,99477.5%–

27Paducah, KYKY26,73077.4%–

28Walton, KYKY5,86877.3%–

29Radcliff, KYKY22,57677.3%–

30Florence, KYKY34,01876.9%–

31Crestwood, KYKY6,58276.4%–

32Middletown, KYKY9,94476.2%–

33Richmond, KYKY40,66376.1%–

34Shelbyville, KYKY18,45376.0%–

35Leitchfield, KYKY7,01575.8%–

36La Grange, KYKY10,66975.8%–

37Lyndon, KYKY11,30175.8%–

38Georgetown, KYKY40,88375.6%–

39Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75175.4%–

40Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57675.2%–

41Oak Grove, KYKY7,83074.9%–

42Shively, KYKY15,89574.8%–

43Fort Wright, KYKY6,24074.8%–

44Villa Hills, KYKY7,79774.7%–

45Hebron, KYKY6,40774.7%–

46Elsmere, KYKY9,52174.6%–

47Winchester, KYKY19,51474.6%–

48Frankfort, KYKY28,65774.5%–

49Danville, KYKY17,73674.3%–

50Henderson, KYKY27,82274.3%–

51Edgewood, KYKY8,50374.1%–

52Ashland, KYKY20,99674.0%–

53Hillview, KYKY9,02073.8%–

54Union, KYKY7,93773.7%–

55St. Matthews, KYKY17,86873.3%–

56Bellevue, KYKY5,84773.2%–

57Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14273.2%–

58Lexington, KYKY329,75173.1%–

59Murray, KYKY18,96472.7%–

60Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19372.4%–

61Louisville, KYKY641,96272.3%–

62Glasgow, KYKY15,30272.2%–

63Cynthiana, KYKY6,57671.7%–

64Covington, KYKY41,84771.5%–

65Bowling Green, KYKY78,50571.5%–

66Somerset, KYKY12,69571.4%–

67Erlanger, KYKY20,15871.3%–

68Princeton, KYKY6,16871.2%–

69Flatwoods, KYKY7,43970.9%–

70Mayfield, KYKY9,85170.7%–

71Cold Spring, KYKY6,64070.2%–

72Paris, KYKY10,13069.8%–

73Dayton, KYKY5,97469.5%–

74Fort Knox, KYKY8,83668.1%–

75London, KYKY7,63768.0%–

76Berea, KYKY16,66267.8%–

77Campbellsville, KYKY11,78367.7%–

78Middlesborough, KYKY8,77666.3%–

79Williamsburg, KYKY5,37165.2%–

80Newport, KYKY13,99863.8%–

81Highland Heights, KYKY6,34163.5%–

82Pikeville, KYKY7,27063.1%–

83Morehead, KYKY6,77659.0%–

84Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35657.9%–

85Monticello, KYKY5,72157.4%–

86Wilmore, KYKY6,38056.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES