RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most car-dependent, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2020 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

RELATEDMost remote workers Most public transit riders Most car-free households Longest commutes Shortest commutes Most car-free households

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Central City, KYKY5,79391.6%+11%

02Flatwoods, KYKY7,43991.5%+0%

03Reidland, KYKY5,27791.5%+5%

04Madisonville, KYKY19,42891.3%+12%

05Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14489.6%+2%

06Lyndon, KYKY11,30189.5%+5%

07Leitchfield, KYKY7,01588.1%+2%

08Oak Grove, KYKY7,83088.0%+6%

09Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41187.9%+5%

10Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58687.8%+0%

11Hebron, KYKY6,40787.7%+3%

12Walton, KYKY5,86887.6%+1%

13Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75187.3%−0%

14Villa Hills, KYKY7,79786.8%+3%

15Mount Washington, KYKY18,98986.4%−2%

16Franklin, KYKY10,75986.1%+2%

17Glasgow, KYKY15,30285.8%+1%

18Henderson, KYKY27,82285.2%−1%

19Fort Wright, KYKY6,24085.0%+1%

20Cold Spring, KYKY6,64084.2%−0%

21Bardstown, KYKY14,16184.1%+3%

22Alexandria, KYKY10,99484.0%−1%

23La Grange, KYKY10,66984.0%+0%

24Independence, KYKY30,19884.0%−5%

25Owensboro, KYKY60,89283.9%−1%

26Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57683.8%+3%

27Somerset, KYKY12,69583.7%+11%

28Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93183.2%+4%

29London, KYKY7,63783.1%−3%

30Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44883.0%−4%

31Russellville, KYKY7,45482.6%+3%

32Mayfield, KYKY9,85182.5%+5%

33Edgewood, KYKY8,50382.4%−7%

34Burlington, KYKY18,00882.4%−8%

35Paducah, KYKY26,73082.3%+5%

36Vine Grove, KYKY7,01881.8%−2%

37Nicholasville, KYKY33,85781.5%+0%

38Francisville, KYKY10,56581.4%−5%

39Corbin, KYKY7,91181.2%−4%

40Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32981.1%+1%

41Georgetown, KYKY40,88381.0%−2%

42Monticello, KYKY5,72180.9%−1%

43Radcliff, KYKY22,57680.9%−8%

44Maysville, KYKY8,68880.8%−1%

45Middletown, KYKY9,94480.6%−4%

46Crestwood, KYKY6,58280.0%+0%

47Florence, KYKY34,01880.0%−5%

48Shelbyville, KYKY18,45379.8%+14%

49Winchester, KYKY19,51479.8%+5%

50Dayton, KYKY5,97479.7%+4%

51Oakbrook, KYKY10,21179.7%−9%

52Frankfort, KYKY28,65779.2%+6%

53Richmond, KYKY40,66378.9%+5%

54St. Matthews, KYKY17,86878.9%−8%

55Ashland, KYKY20,99678.6%−4%

56Erlanger, KYKY20,15878.6%−6%

57Hillview, KYKY9,02078.5%−15%

58Louisville, KYKY641,96278.0%−3%

59Lexington, KYKY329,75177.9%−3%

60Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57577.6%−6%

61Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14277.2%−8%

62Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19377.2%−6%

63Bowling Green, KYKY78,50577.2%−0%

64Danville, KYKY17,73677.1%+4%

65Paris, KYKY10,13077.0%+0%

66Cynthiana, KYKY6,57676.7%−10%

67Elsmere, KYKY9,52176.3%−9%

68Bellevue, KYKY5,84776.0%−6%

69Campbellsville, KYKY11,78375.6%−3%

70Princeton, KYKY6,16875.6%−16%

71Shively, KYKY15,89575.3%−7%

72Covington, KYKY41,84774.1%+1%

73Versailles, KYKY10,73474.1%+2%

74Union, KYKY7,93773.0%−13%

75Murray, KYKY18,96472.8%−4%

76Fort Knox, KYKY8,83672.6%+21%

77Berea, KYKY16,66271.7%+17%

78Lebanon, KYKY6,69971.6%−11%

79Pikeville, KYKY7,27070.7%−9%

80Highland Heights, KYKY6,34168.6%−13%

81Newport, KYKY13,99866.8%−10%

82Morehead, KYKY6,77665.0%+5%

83Middlesborough, KYKY8,77663.9%−26%

84Williamsburg, KYKY5,37161.4%−14%

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35657.3%+2%

86Wilmore, KYKY6,38054.9%+17%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS