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Shortest commutes, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 21.3. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fort Mitchell, KY, up 45 places to #23.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35610.3+4%

02▲2Murray, KYKY18,96412.3+6%

03▼1Fort Knox, KYKY8,83612.4+15%

04▲1Williamsburg, KYKY5,37112.9+3%

05▲3Pikeville, KYKY7,27013.4+27%

06▲15Paducah, KYKY26,73015.7+44%

07▼4Campbellsville, KYKY11,78316.6+8%

08▲4Mayfield, KYKY9,85116.6+32%

09▲5Frankfort, KYKY28,65717.0+49%

10▲7Owensboro, KYKY60,89217.1+42%

11▲13Danville, KYKY17,73617.3+38%

12▲8Reidland, KYKY5,27717.4+39%

13▼6Middlesborough, KYKY8,77617.5+20%

14▼8Lebanon, KYKY6,69917.7+26%

15▲19Bowling Green, KYKY78,50517.8+54%

16▲11Madisonville, KYKY19,42818.0+35%

17▲2Elsmere, KYKY9,52118.1+38%

18▼2Franklin, KYKY10,75918.4+36%

19▲21Middletown, KYKY9,94418.7+49%

20▼10Morehead, KYKY6,77618.7+20%

21▲42Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57518.8+44%

22▲21Bellevue, KYKY5,84718.9+43%

23▲45Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75119.0+53%

24▲5Lyndon, KYKY11,30119.4+62%

25▲16Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.5+77%

26▲5St. Matthews, KYKY17,86819.6+67%

27▲39Newport, KYKY13,99819.7+46%

28▲18Henderson, KYKY27,82219.8+65%

29▲3Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57619.9+26%

30▲9Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44820.0+33%

31▲22Edgewood, KYKY8,50320.1+61%

32▼19Glasgow, KYKY15,30220.2+77%

33▲9Flatwoods, KYKY7,43920.2+59%

34▼9Wilmore, KYKY6,38020.3+51%

35▲13Leitchfield, KYKY7,01520.4+41%

36▼25Highland Heights, KYKY6,34120.4+52%

37▲18Bardstown, KYKY14,16120.5+13%

38▲6Lexington, KYKY329,75120.9+77%

39▼3Ashland, KYKY20,99620.9+73%

40▲38Princeton, KYKY6,16821.0+41%

41▼8Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14221.0+67%

42▲7Erlanger, KYKY20,15821.2+49%

43▼8Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14421.2+44%

44▼26Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41121.3+79%

45▼8Georgetown, KYKY40,88321.5+80%

46▲11Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19321.5+63%

47▲14Cold Spring, KYKY6,64021.6+67%

48▲11Covington, KYKY41,84721.8+57%

49▲27Winchester, KYKY19,51421.9+36%

50▲4Dayton, KYKY5,97422.1+45%

51▲11Villa Hills, KYKY7,79722.2+66%

52▼22Hebron, KYKY6,40722.2–

53▲12Louisville, KYKY641,96222.5–

54▲6Burlington, KYKY18,00822.6+53%

55▼46Monticello, KYKY5,72122.8+74%

56▼33Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58623.0+34%

57▼19Richmond, KYKY40,66323.0+55%

58▼8Berea, KYKY16,66223.1+60%

59▼1Florence, KYKY34,01823.3+60%

60▼8Maysville, KYKY8,68823.5+90%

61▼35Corbin, KYKY7,91123.5+107%

62▲13Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93123.5+46%

63▼18Somerset, KYKY12,69523.7+84%

64▲6Cynthiana, KYKY6,57623.9+45%

65▲20Oak Grove, KYKY7,83024.0+101%

66▼15Paris, KYKY10,13024.0+49%

67▲2Nicholasville, KYKY33,85724.0+50%

68▼53London, KYKY7,63724.2+105%

69▼5Central City, KYKY5,79324.4+45%

70▼48Versailles, KYKY10,73424.5+83%

71▲2Radcliff, KYKY22,57624.7+38%

72▲10Francisville, KYKY10,56525.0–

73▼17Vine Grove, KYKY7,01825.4+48%

74▲7La Grange, KYKY10,66925.5+43%

75▼28Shively, KYKY15,89525.7+110%

76▼2Hillview, KYKY9,02025.9+95%

77Union, KYKY7,93726.4+70%

78▲2Crestwood, KYKY6,58226.6+107%

79▼51Russellville, KYKY7,45426.8+83%

80▼1Shelbyville, KYKY18,45326.9+79%

81▲3Independence, KYKY30,19827.2+77%

82▼11Oakbrook, KYKY10,21127.3+84%

83Alexandria, KYKY10,99427.4+52%

84▼12Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32927.5+70%

85▲1Mount Washington, KYKY18,98929.2+69%

86▼19Walton, KYKY5,86829.5+56%

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