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Counties in Kentucky by mean travel time to work

Lewis County had the highest mean travel time to work of 117 counties in 2021, at 45.9 minutes. Calloway County had the lowest, at 16.3 minutes. The median was 25.5 minutes and the figure for Kentucky was 23.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest45.9Lewis County
Lowest16.3Calloway County
Median25.5117 counties
Kentucky23.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Lewis CountyLewis County: 45.9 minutes45.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 40.5 minutes40.5Elliott CountyElliott County: 39.9 minutes39.9Owen CountyOwen County: 39.8 minutes39.8Menifee CountyMenifee County: 39.7 minutes39.7Lee CountyLee County: 38.8 minutes38.8Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 38.8 minutes38.8Leslie CountyLeslie County: 37.9 minutes37.9Robertson CountyRobertson County: 37.6 minutes37.6Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 36.3 minutes36.3Bracken CountyBracken County: 34.9 minutes34.9Estill CountyEstill County: 34.5 minutes34.5Garrard CountyGarrard County: 34.1 minutes34.1Edmonson CountyEdmonson County: 34 minutes34Breckinridge CountyBreckinridge County: 33.8 minutes33.8Morgan CountyMorgan County: 33.4 minutes33.4Meade CountyMeade County: 32.6 minutes32.6Spencer CountySpencer County: 32.6 minutes32.6Magoffin CountyMagoffin County: 32.4 minutes32.4Casey CountyCasey County: 31.5 minutes31.5Fleming CountyFleming County: 31.5 minutes31.5Breathitt CountyBreathitt County: 30.7 minutes30.7Carter CountyCarter County: 30.7 minutes30.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 30.7 minutes30.7Green CountyGreen County: 29.9 minutes29.9McCreary CountyMcCreary County: 29.4 minutes29.4Clay CountyClay County: 29.3 minutes29.3Harrison CountyHarrison County: 29.1 minutes29.1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 29.1 minutes29.1Butler CountyButler County: 29 minutes29Henry CountyHenry County: 29 minutes29Powell CountyPowell County: 29 minutes29Grant CountyGrant County: 28.7 minutes28.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 28.6 minutes28.6Johnson CountyJohnson County: 28.5 minutes28.5Martin CountyMartin County: 28.5 minutes28.5McLean CountyMcLean County: 28.5 minutes28.5Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 28.3 minutes28.3Hart CountyHart County: 28.3 minutes28.3Letcher CountyLetcher County: 28.3 minutes28.3
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Lewis County Estimated45.9
2Jackson County Estimated40.5
3Elliott County Estimated39.9
4Owen County Estimated39.8
5Menifee County Estimated39.7
6Lee County Estimated38.8
6Nicholas County Estimated38.8
8Leslie County Estimated37.9
9Robertson County Estimated37.6
10Pendleton County Estimated36.3
11Bracken County Estimated34.9
12Estill County Estimated34.5
13Garrard County Estimated34.1
14Edmonson County Estimated34
15Breckinridge County Estimated33.8
16Morgan County Estimated33.4
17Meade County Estimated32.6
17Spencer County Estimated32.6
19Magoffin County Estimated32.4
20Casey County Estimated31.5
20Fleming County Estimated31.5
22Breathitt County Estimated30.7
22Carter County Estimated30.7
22Lincoln County Estimated30.7
25Green County Estimated29.9
26McCreary County Estimated29.4
27Clay County Estimated29.3
28Harrison County Estimated29.1
28Lawrence County Estimated29.1
30Butler County Estimated29
30Henry County Estimated29
30Powell County Estimated29
33Grant County Estimated28.7
34Monroe County Estimated28.6
35Johnson County Estimated28.5
35Martin County Estimated28.5
35McLean County Estimated28.5
38Bullitt County Estimated28.3
38Hart County Estimated28.3
38Letcher County Estimated28.3
41Mercer County Estimated28
42Trimble County Estimated27.7
43Anderson County Estimated27.4
43Grayson County Estimated27.4
45Bath County Estimated27.2
45Webster County Estimated27.2
47Knott County Estimated27.1
47Larue County Estimated27.1
49Crittenden County Estimated27
50Carlisle County Estimated26.7
50Oldham County Estimated26.7
52Allen County Estimated26.6
53Gallatin County Estimated26.5
54Shelby County Estimated26.3
55Logan County Estimated26.2
56Clark County Estimated25.8
57Adair County Estimated25.6
57Ohio County Estimated25.6
59Knox County Estimated25.5
60Mason County Estimated25.2
60Trigg County Estimated25.2
62Nelson County Estimated25.1
63Pike County Estimated24.7
63Union County Estimated24.7
65Montgomery County Estimated24.6
65Todd County Estimated24.6
67Boone County Estimated24.4
67Caldwell County Estimated24.4
69Floyd County Estimated24.3
70Hancock County Estimated24.2
70Madison County Estimated24.2
72Rockcastle County Estimated24.1
73Greenup County Estimated24
74Perry County Estimated23.9
75Harlan County Estimated23.8
76Campbell County Estimated23.7
77Bell County Estimated23.6
77Bourbon County Estimated23.6
77Livingston County Estimated23.6
77Muhlenberg County Estimated23.6
81Washington County Estimated23.4
82Jessamine County Estimated23.3
82Kenton County Estimated23.3
82Wayne County Estimated23.3
85Barren County Estimated23.1
86Woodford County Estimated23
87Boyd County Estimated22.9
88Marshall County Estimated22.6
89Metcalfe County Estimated22.5
89Pulaski County Estimated22.5
91Jefferson County Estimated22.3
92Hardin County Estimated22.2
92Rowan County Estimated22.2
94Henderson County Estimated22.1
94Lyon County Estimated22.1
96Ballard County Estimated22
97Carroll County Estimated21.9
98Boyle County Estimated21.8
98Whitley County Estimated21.8
100Hopkins County Estimated21.7
100Scott County Estimated21.7
102Laurel County Estimated21.6
103Taylor County Estimated21.3
104Simpson County Estimated21.1
105Fulton County Estimated20.9
106Fayette County Estimated20.7
107Marion County Estimated20.4
107Warren County Estimated20.4
109Graves County Estimated20.1
110Cumberland County Estimated19.7
110Daviess County Estimated19.7
110Russell County Estimated19.7
113Clinton County Estimated19.3
114Franklin County Estimated19.2
115Christian County Estimated17.9
116McCracken County Estimated16.8
117Calloway County Estimated16.3

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Lewis County, with 45.9 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Calloway County, with 16.3 minutes in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 2 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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