How long is the commute in Lexington?

Average travel time to work in Lexington, KY, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Lexington gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 18.5 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 74.8
• Carpooled: 8.4
• Transit: 1.3
• Walked: 3
• From home: 10.9

Average commute (minutes)

• Lexington: 18.5
• Fayette County: 18.5
• KY: 21.8
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 10.9% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical one-way commute here runs about 4.4 minutes shorter than the national average.

Working from home went from 3.9% of workers in 2015 to 10.9% in the latest estimates.