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Shortest commutes, Kentucky cities · 2020

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

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3568.0−20%

02Fort Knox, KYKY8,83612.1+11%

03Campbellsville, KYKY11,78312.4−19%

04Murray, KYKY18,96412.7+9%

05Williamsburg, KYKY5,37114.0+12%

06Lebanon, KYKY6,69914.5+3%

07Middlesborough, KYKY8,77615.1+3%

08Pikeville, KYKY7,27015.2+44%

09Monticello, KYKY5,72115.6+18%

10Morehead, KYKY6,77615.7+1%

11Highland Heights, KYKY6,34116.0+20%

12Mayfield, KYKY9,85116.1+27%

13Glasgow, KYKY15,30216.7+46%

14Frankfort, KYKY28,65717.1+49%

15London, KYKY7,63717.1+45%

16Franklin, KYKY10,75917.5+29%

17Owensboro, KYKY60,89217.5+45%

18Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41117.6+48%

19Elsmere, KYKY9,52117.6+34%

20Reidland, KYKY5,27717.6+41%

21Paducah, KYKY26,73017.7+62%

22Versailles, KYKY10,73417.9+33%

23Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58618.2+6%

24Danville, KYKY17,73618.2+45%

25Wilmore, KYKY6,38018.6+38%

26Corbin, KYKY7,91118.7+65%

27Madisonville, KYKY19,42818.8+41%

28Russellville, KYKY7,45419.0+29%

29Lyndon, KYKY11,30119.1+60%

30Hebron, KYKY6,40719.1–

31St. Matthews, KYKY17,86819.2+64%

32Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57619.6+24%

33Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14219.7+56%

34Bowling Green, KYKY78,50519.8+70%

35Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14419.9+35%

36Ashland, KYKY20,99619.9+65%

37Georgetown, KYKY40,88320.1+68%

38Richmond, KYKY40,66320.1+36%

39Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44820.2+34%

40Middletown, KYKY9,94420.3+62%

41Fort Wright, KYKY6,24020.4+85%

42Flatwoods, KYKY7,43920.5+62%

43Bellevue, KYKY5,84720.6+56%

44Lexington, KYKY329,75120.8+76%

45Somerset, KYKY12,69521.0+63%

46Henderson, KYKY27,82221.0+76%

47Shively, KYKY15,89521.1+72%

48Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521.2+47%

49Erlanger, KYKY20,15821.4+51%

50Berea, KYKY16,66221.5+49%

51Paris, KYKY10,13021.6+34%

52Maysville, KYKY8,68821.7+76%

53Edgewood, KYKY8,50321.8+75%

54Dayton, KYKY5,97422.0+44%

55Bardstown, KYKY14,16122.0+21%

56Vine Grove, KYKY7,01822.0+29%

57Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19322.2+68%

58Florence, KYKY34,01822.2+52%

59Covington, KYKY41,84722.4+61%

60Burlington, KYKY18,00822.6+52%

61Cold Spring, KYKY6,64022.7+76%

62Villa Hills, KYKY7,79722.9+71%

63Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57522.9+76%

64Central City, KYKY5,79323.0+37%

65Louisville, KYKY641,96223.0–

66Newport, KYKY13,99823.0+71%

67Walton, KYKY5,86823.3+24%

68Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75123.4+89%

69Nicholasville, KYKY33,85723.7+48%

70Cynthiana, KYKY6,57623.8+45%

71Oakbrook, KYKY10,21124.3+63%

72Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32924.3+50%

73Radcliff, KYKY22,57624.4+35%

74Hillview, KYKY9,02024.6+85%

75Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93124.7+53%

76Winchester, KYKY19,51424.8+55%

77Union, KYKY7,93725.0+61%

78Princeton, KYKY6,16825.2+69%

79Shelbyville, KYKY18,45326.0+73%

80Crestwood, KYKY6,58226.3+105%

81La Grange, KYKY10,66926.6+49%

82Francisville, KYKY10,56526.6–

83Alexandria, KYKY10,99426.8+49%

84Independence, KYKY30,19828.4+84%

85Oak Grove, KYKY7,83028.7+141%

86Mount Washington, KYKY18,98933.0+91%

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