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See what the average commute is in Laurel County, KY
See what the average commute is in Laurel County, KY
American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.
Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.
Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Laurel County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Laurel County has a shorter commute than five out of six neighboring counties, with Jackson County, KY having the longest commute at 35.4 minutes.
Laurel County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.6 minutes
--- 9.0% lower than state average
--- #22 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 4.1%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 23.7%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Whitley County, KY: 21.3 minutes
#2. Laurel County, KY: 21.6 minutes
#3. Pulaski County, KY: 22.6 minutes
#4. Knox County, KY: 23.3 minutes
#5. Rockcastle County, KY: 25.4 minutes
#6. McCreary County, KY: 31.6 minutes
#7. Jackson County, KY: 35.4 minutes
Counties with the best commute in Kentucky
#1. Calloway County: 16.8 minutes
#2. McCracken County: 17.1 minutes
#3. Christian County: 18.1 minutes
Counties with the worst commute in Kentucky
#1. Lewis County: 46.0 minutes
#2. Lee County: 44.1 minutes
#3. Robertson County: 41.2 minutes