Mean Commute Time in Shelby County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

29.5 min Rank #962/3,222 · #53 in KY
70th
Shelby 29.5 min
KY 26.2 min +12.8%
US 27.6 min +7.0%

Mean Commute Time Trend

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Year-over-Year Commute Change

National Distribution

How Shelby County's mean commute time of 29.5 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.

Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Shelby County for mean commute time.

Nearby Rankings

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#959 Dade County, GA 29.6 min
#960 Hamilton County, IL 29.5 min
#961 St. Clair County, MO 29.5 min
#962 Shelby County, KY 29.5 min
#963 Muhlenberg County, KY 29.5 min
#964 Floyd County, KY 29.5 min
#965 Grundy County, IL 29.5 min

About Mean Commute Time

Shelby County, Kentucky has a mean commute time of 29.5 min, ranking #962 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.0% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within Kentucky, it ranks #53 of 120. This places it in the 70th percentile nationally.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.