See what the average commute is in Mercer 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 Mercer County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Mercer County has a longer commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Woodford County, KY having the shortest commute at 20.6 minutes.

Mercer County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 28.0 minutes
--- 17.9% higher than state average
--- #41 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 9.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 94.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 4.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 46.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Woodford County, KY: 20.6 minutes
#2. Boyle County, KY: 21.2 minutes
#3. Jessamine County, KY: 23.1 minutes
#4. Washington County, KY: 25.4 minutes
#5. Mercer County, KY: 28.0 minutes
#6. Garrard County, KY: 34.9 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