Kentucky Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Kentucky: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Kentucky spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 173 hours, about 7.2 full days, spent commuting.

That is 8% less time on the road than the US average of 22.5 minutes each way, a difference of 1.7 minutes.

Kentucky holds about 1.3% of US's population but accounts for roughly 1.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Kentucky would save about 69 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,144 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Kentucky 20.8 min 41.5 min 173 hrs/yr $5,361 832
US 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Kentucky Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Kentucky
  1. Calloway County (13.4 min)
  2. McCracken County (14.0 min)
  3. Clinton County (15.3 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Kentucky
  1. Owen County (37.1 min)
  2. Menifee County (36.6 min)
  3. Bracken County (33.6 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 20.8 minutes to get to work in Kentucky. That's 8% shorter than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 9.1% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 87.0%
  • Worked at Home: 9.1%
  • Walked: 2.0%
  • Other: 0.9%
  • Public Transportation: 0.7% unusually low
  • Bicycle: 0.2%
  • Taxi: 0.1%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%

Public Transportation commuting is unusually low in Kentucky: 5.1 times less than the US average (0.7% vs 3.5%).

How does Kentucky's commute time compare?

Metric Kentucky US Average
Avg. Commute Time 20.8 min 22.5 min
Work From Home 9.1% 13.4%
Walked 2.0% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.7% 3.5%

The average commute time in Kentucky is 20.8 minutes, shorter than the 22.5 minutes in US.

0.7% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.5% in US. 2.0% commute by walking, lower than the 2.4% in US.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Kentucky.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Kentucky?

Commuters here spend an estimated 173 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,361 at a typical national wage. That's 8% less than the typical US commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Kentucky?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Kentucky. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Kentucky?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.7% of commuters use it versus 3.5% in US, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Which counties in Kentucky have the fastest and slowest commutes?

Among counties in Kentucky, the shortest average commutes are in Calloway County (13.4 min), McCracken County (14.0 min), Clinton County (15.3 min). The longest are in Owen County (37.1 min), Menifee County (36.6 min), Bracken County (33.6 min).