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Shortest commutes, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35610.3+4%

02Murray, KYKY18,96412.3+6%

03Fort Knox, KYKY8,83612.4+15%

04Williamsburg, KYKY5,37112.9+3%

05Pikeville, KYKY7,27013.4+27%

06Paducah, KYKY26,73015.7+44%

07Campbellsville, KYKY11,78316.6+8%

08Mayfield, KYKY9,85116.6+32%

09Frankfort, KYKY28,65717.0+49%

10Owensboro, KYKY60,89217.1+42%

11Danville, KYKY17,73617.3+38%

12Reidland, KYKY5,27717.4+39%

13Middlesborough, KYKY8,77617.5+20%

14Lebanon, KYKY6,69917.7+26%

15Bowling Green, KYKY78,50517.8+54%

16Madisonville, KYKY19,42818.0+35%

17Elsmere, KYKY9,52118.1+38%

18Franklin, KYKY10,75918.4+36%

19Middletown, KYKY9,94418.7+49%

20Morehead, KYKY6,77618.7+20%

21Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57518.8+44%

22Bellevue, KYKY5,84718.9+43%

23Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75119.0+53%

24Lyndon, KYKY11,30119.4+62%

25Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.5+77%

26St. Matthews, KYKY17,86819.6+67%

27Newport, KYKY13,99819.7+46%

28Henderson, KYKY27,82219.8+65%

29Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57619.9+26%

30Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44820.0+33%

31Edgewood, KYKY8,50320.1+61%

32Glasgow, KYKY15,30220.2+77%

33Flatwoods, KYKY7,43920.2+59%

34Wilmore, KYKY6,38020.3+51%

35Leitchfield, KYKY7,01520.4+41%

36Highland Heights, KYKY6,34120.4+52%

37Bardstown, KYKY14,16120.5+13%

38Lexington, KYKY329,75120.9+77%

39Ashland, KYKY20,99620.9+73%

40Princeton, KYKY6,16821.0+41%

41Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14221.0+67%

42Erlanger, KYKY20,15821.2+49%

43Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14421.2+44%

44Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41121.3+79%

45Georgetown, KYKY40,88321.5+80%

46Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19321.5+63%

47Cold Spring, KYKY6,64021.6+67%

48Covington, KYKY41,84721.8+57%

49Winchester, KYKY19,51421.9+36%

50Dayton, KYKY5,97422.1+45%

51Villa Hills, KYKY7,79722.2+66%

52Hebron, KYKY6,40722.2–

53Louisville, KYKY641,96222.5–

54Burlington, KYKY18,00822.6+53%

55Monticello, KYKY5,72122.8+74%

56Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58623.0+34%

57Richmond, KYKY40,66323.0+55%

58Berea, KYKY16,66223.1+60%

59Florence, KYKY34,01823.3+60%

60Maysville, KYKY8,68823.5+90%

61Corbin, KYKY7,91123.5+107%

62Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93123.5+46%

63Somerset, KYKY12,69523.7+84%

64Cynthiana, KYKY6,57623.9+45%

65Oak Grove, KYKY7,83024.0+101%

66Paris, KYKY10,13024.0+49%

67Nicholasville, KYKY33,85724.0+50%

68London, KYKY7,63724.2+105%

69Central City, KYKY5,79324.4+45%

70Versailles, KYKY10,73424.5+83%

71Radcliff, KYKY22,57624.7+38%

72Francisville, KYKY10,56525.0–

73Vine Grove, KYKY7,01825.4+48%

74La Grange, KYKY10,66925.5+43%

75Shively, KYKY15,89525.7+110%

76Hillview, KYKY9,02025.9+95%

77Union, KYKY7,93726.4+70%

78Crestwood, KYKY6,58226.6+107%

79Russellville, KYKY7,45426.8+83%

80Shelbyville, KYKY18,45326.9+79%

81Independence, KYKY30,19827.2+77%

82Oakbrook, KYKY10,21127.3+84%

83Alexandria, KYKY10,99427.4+52%

84Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32927.5+70%

85Mount Washington, KYKY18,98929.2+69%

86Walton, KYKY5,86829.5+56%

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