Counties in Kentucky by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Kentucky by mean travel time to work, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Lewis County had the highest mean travel time to work of 116 counties in 2023, at 42.3 minutes. Calloway County had the lowest, at 16.8 minutes. The median was 26 minutes and the figure for Kentucky was 24 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.3Lewis County

Lowest16.8Calloway County

Median26116 counties

Kentucky24History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 minutes	Change on 2022
1	Lewis County Estimated	42.3	-2.9
2	Owen County Estimated	41.7	+2.3
3	Jackson County Estimated	40.8	-0.9
4	Menifee County Estimated	39.5	-1.8
5	Nicholas County Estimated	37.7	-0.9
6	Leslie County Estimated	35.8	-1.2
7	Pendleton County Estimated	35.7	+0.8
8	Bracken County Estimated	35.5	-0.2
9	Estill County Estimated	34.9	+0.2
10	Meade County Estimated	34	+1.6
11	Breckinridge County Estimated	33.7	-0.7
12	Garrard County Estimated	33.6	-0.5
13	Edmonson County Estimated	32.9	-1.3
14	Martin County Estimated	32.7	+2.4
15	Fleming County Estimated	32.5	-0.8
16	Magoffin County Estimated	32.2	-3.6
17	Spencer County Estimated	32.1	-0.6
18	McCreary County Estimated	31.7	-0.9
18	Morgan County Estimated	31.7	+0.1
20	Wolfe County Estimated	31.2	+3.8
21	Breathitt County Estimated	30.4	+1.6
21	Lawrence County Estimated	30.4	+0.8
21	Lincoln County Estimated	30.4	-1
24	Livingston County Estimated	30.3	+3.4
25	Green County Estimated	29.6	+0.2
26	Monroe County Estimated	29.5	-0.5
27	Trimble County Estimated	29.3	-0.6
28	Anderson County Estimated	29.2	+0.7
28	Larue County Estimated	29.2	+0.1
30	Henry County Estimated	29.1	-0.6
31	Casey County Estimated	28.9	-1.4
31	Harrison County Estimated	28.9	+0.5
31	Hart County Estimated	28.9	-1.4
31	Webster County Estimated	28.9	+1.1
35	Bath County Estimated	28.7	-2.6
35	Ohio County Estimated	28.7	+1.2
37	Carter County Estimated	28.6	+0.9
37	McLean County Estimated	28.6	+0.1
39	Bullitt County Estimated	28.5	+0.5
40	Gallatin County Estimated	28.4	+1.9
40	Powell County Estimated	28.4	-1.5
42	Mercer County Estimated	28.3	+0.3
43	Adair County Estimated	28	+2.3
43	Letcher County Estimated	28	+0.9
45	Clay County Estimated	27.6	-1.6
45	Grant County Estimated	27.6	-1.4
45	Todd County Estimated	27.6	+3.4
48	Butler County Estimated	27.5	-1.1
49	Logan County Estimated	27.2	+0.6
50	Knott County Estimated	27.1	-1.5
51	Shelby County Estimated	26.9	+0.6
52	Lyon County Estimated	26.8	+3.6
52	Rockcastle County Estimated	26.8	+0.5
54	Mason County Estimated	26.6	+1.2
55	Allen County Estimated	26.5	-0.6
56	Johnson County Estimated	26.4	-0.3
57	Carlisle County Estimated	26.2	-1.1
58	Oldham County Estimated	26.1	0
59	Floyd County Estimated	25.9	+1
59	Madison County Estimated	25.9	+1.3
59	Muhlenberg County Estimated	25.9	+0.3
62	Montgomery County Estimated	25.8	+0.5
62	Nelson County Estimated	25.8	+0.4
62	Perry County Estimated	25.8	+0.8
65	Crittenden County Estimated	25.7	-1.4
65	Knox County Estimated	25.7	+0.7
67	Grayson County Estimated	25.6	-2.5
67	Hancock County Estimated	25.6	+0.3
69	Trigg County Estimated	25.4	+1.4
70	Bourbon County Estimated	25	+0.5
70	Pike County Estimated	25	-0.2
72	Ballard County Estimated	24.8	-0.2
73	Boone County Estimated	24.7	+0.3
73	Caldwell County Estimated	24.7	-1.4
75	Woodford County Estimated	24.6	+0.4
76	Carroll County Estimated	24.4	+1.2
76	Greenup County Estimated	24.4	-0.2
78	Jessamine County Estimated	24.2	+0.3
79	Clark County Estimated	24	-1.7
79	Marshall County Estimated	24	+0.6
81	Wayne County Estimated	23.7	+0.4
82	Pulaski County Estimated	23.6	+0.9
82	Washington County Estimated	23.6	0
84	Harlan County Estimated	23.5	+0.1
85	Bell County Estimated	23.1	-1.3
85	Metcalfe County Estimated	23.1	+0.8
87	Henderson County Estimated	23	+0.6
88	Campbell County Estimated	22.9	-1.1
88	Hardin County Estimated	22.9	+0.5
88	Rowan County Estimated	22.9	+1.1
91	Barren County Estimated	22.8	-0.3
91	Taylor County Estimated	22.8	-0.3
91	Whitley County Estimated	22.8	+1.1
94	Kenton County Estimated	22.7	-0.3
94	Laurel County Estimated	22.7	+0.6
94	Union County Estimated	22.7	-1.9
97	Hickman County Estimated	22.5	+2.8
98	Jefferson County Estimated	22.3	0
99	Boyd County Estimated	22.2	-0.1
100	Hopkins County Estimated	21.8	-0.3
101	Scott County Estimated	21.7	+0.3
101	Simpson County Estimated	21.7	-0.7
103	Boyle County Estimated	21.4	-0.7
104	Graves County Estimated	20.9	-0.1
105	Fayette County Estimated	20.8	0
105	Marion County Estimated	20.8	+1.2
105	Warren County Estimated	20.8	+0.2
108	Cumberland County Estimated	20.1	-1.2
109	Daviess County Estimated	20	0
109	Fulton County Estimated	20	+0.3
111	Russell County Estimated	19.9	-0.5
112	Franklin County Estimated	19.8	-0.2
113	Christian County Estimated	19.2	+0.3
114	Clinton County Estimated	18.9	+0.3
115	McCracken County Estimated	17.2	+0.2
116	Calloway County Estimated	16.8	+0.2

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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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/2023/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 42.3 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Calloway County, with 16.8 minutes in 2023.

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. 3 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.