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. The median across all 86 is 74.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lebanon, KY, up 71 places to #7.

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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

02▲1Reidland, KYKY5,27791.0%+3.7 pts

03▲41Maysville, KYKY8,68886.0%+4.6 pts

04Madisonville, KYKY19,42885.7%+4.2 pts

05▲5Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58684.1%−3.2 pts

06▲30Vine Grove, KYKY7,01883.1%−0.4 pts

07▲71Lebanon, KYKY6,69982.9%+2.1 pts

08▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41182.2%−1.3 pts

09▲16Owensboro, KYKY60,89282.0%−2.7 pts

10▲27Nicholasville, KYKY33,85781.1%−0.1 pts

11▲28Corbin, KYKY7,91181.0%−4.0 pts

12▲28Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32980.3%+0.2 pts

13▲15Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93180.2%+0.3 pts

14▲17Russellville, KYKY7,45479.8%−0.4 pts

15▲9Independence, KYKY30,19878.7%−9.4 pts

16▼11Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14478.7%−9.3 pts

17▲34Oakbrook, KYKY10,21178.6%−9.2 pts

18▲3Bardstown, KYKY14,16178.4%−3.0 pts

19▼3Franklin, KYKY10,75978.3%−5.9 pts

20▲10Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44878.1%−8.8 pts

21▲52Versailles, KYKY10,73477.9%+5.0 pts

22▲12Burlington, KYKY18,00877.9%−11.2 pts

23▲15Francisville, KYKY10,56577.8%−8.2 pts

24▲36Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57577.8%−4.4 pts

25▼10Mount Washington, KYKY18,98977.7%−10.8 pts

26▼4Alexandria, KYKY10,99477.5%−7.1 pts

27▲8Paducah, KYKY26,73077.4%−1.1 pts

28▼16Walton, KYKY5,86877.3%−9.9 pts

29▲14Radcliff, KYKY22,57677.3%−11.0 pts

30▲17Florence, KYKY34,01876.9%−7.2 pts

31▲15Crestwood, KYKY6,58276.4%−3.5 pts

32▲13Middletown, KYKY9,94476.2%−7.7 pts

33▲20Richmond, KYKY40,66376.1%+1.1 pts

34▲14Shelbyville, KYKY18,45376.0%+5.9 pts

35▼28Leitchfield, KYKY7,01575.8%−10.2 pts

36▼13La Grange, KYKY10,66975.8%−7.9 pts

37▼31Lyndon, KYKY11,30175.8%−9.7 pts

38▲3Georgetown, KYKY40,88375.6%−6.8 pts

39▼26Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75175.4%−12.2 pts

40▼14Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57675.2%−6.3 pts

41▼33Oak Grove, KYKY7,83074.9%−7.9 pts

42▲29Shively, KYKY15,89574.8%−6.1 pts

43▼24Fort Wright, KYKY6,24074.8%−9.4 pts

44▼30Villa Hills, KYKY7,79774.7%−9.6 pts

45▼34Hebron, KYKY6,40774.7%−10.2 pts

46▲21Elsmere, KYKY9,52174.6%−9.4 pts

47▲2Winchester, KYKY19,51474.6%−1.2 pts

48▲4Frankfort, KYKY28,65774.5%−0.1 pts

49▲15Danville, KYKY17,73674.3%+0.2 pts

50▼32Henderson, KYKY27,82274.3%−11.5 pts

51▼18Edgewood, KYKY8,50374.1%−14.5 pts

52▲3Ashland, KYKY20,99674.0%−7.5 pts

53▲4Hillview, KYKY9,02073.8%−18.3 pts

54▲20Union, KYKY7,93773.7%−9.8 pts

55▼1St. Matthews, KYKY17,86873.3%−12.1 pts

56▲12Bellevue, KYKY5,84773.2%−7.3 pts

57▲4Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14273.2%−10.4 pts

58▲1Lexington, KYKY329,75173.1%−7.1 pts

59▲16Murray, KYKY18,96472.7%−3.4 pts

60▲2Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19372.4%−9.6 pts

61▼3Louisville, KYKY641,96272.3%−8.2 pts

62▼45Glasgow, KYKY15,30272.2%−12.5 pts

63▲3Cynthiana, KYKY6,57671.7%−13.9 pts

64▲8Covington, KYKY41,84771.5%−2.1 pts

65▼2Bowling Green, KYKY78,50571.5%−6.0 pts

66▼39Somerset, KYKY12,69571.4%−3.8 pts

67▼11Erlanger, KYKY20,15871.3%−12.7 pts

68▲2Princeton, KYKY6,16871.2%−18.6 pts

69▼67Flatwoods, KYKY7,43970.9%−20.5 pts

70▼38Mayfield, KYKY9,85170.7%−8.0 pts

71▼51Cold Spring, KYKY6,64070.2%−14.4 pts

72▼7Paris, KYKY10,13069.8%−6.9 pts

73▼23Dayton, KYKY5,97469.5%−7.2 pts

74▲2Fort Knox, KYKY8,83668.1%+8.1 pts

75▼46London, KYKY7,63768.0%−17.6 pts

76▲1Berea, KYKY16,66267.8%+6.7 pts

77▼8Campbellsville, KYKY11,78367.7%−10.6 pts

78▲5Middlesborough, KYKY8,77666.3%−20.3 pts

79▲5Williamsburg, KYKY5,37165.2%−6.0 pts

80▲1Newport, KYKY13,99863.8%−10.1 pts

81▼1Highland Heights, KYKY6,34163.5%−15.8 pts

82▼3Pikeville, KYKY7,27063.1%−14.7 pts

83▼1Morehead, KYKY6,77659.0%−3.1 pts

84▲1Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35657.9%+1.7 pts

85▼43Monticello, KYKY5,72157.4%−24.7 pts

86Wilmore, KYKY6,38056.8%+9.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES