See what the average commute is in Todd 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 Todd County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Todd County has a shorter commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Robertson County, TN having the longest commute at 31.7 minutes.

Todd County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.7 minutes
--- 4.0% higher than state average
--- #51 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 12.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 5.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 20.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 33.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Todd County, KY: 24.7 minutes
#2. Muhlenberg County, KY: 24.8 minutes
#3. Logan County, KY: 25.6 minutes
#4. Montgomery County, TN: 26.2 minutes
#5. Robertson County, TN: 31.7 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