Lexington-Fayette urban county

City Commute Profile

Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY

Where Lexington-Fayette urban county’s 145,492 resident workers go each day — 66.7% work within the area; the top destination beyond it is Georgetown.

KentuckyLODES 2023 data
71
Commute Score

71 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lexington-Fayette urban county at a glance
Employed Residents
145,492
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
66.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Georgetown
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lexington-Fayette urban county proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lexington-Fayette urban county commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

Lexington-Fayette urban county

145,492 commutes, one dot at a time

Lexington-Fayette urban county

Where 145,492 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lexington-Fayette urban county, by worker count.

1Lexington-Fayette urban county0.0 mi96,995
2Georgetown13.3 mi4,323
3Louisville69.9 mi3,547
4Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)65.2 mi3,258
5Nicholasville10.9 mi2,968
6Frankfort23.3 mi2,127
7Richmond22.5 mi1,817
8Winchester16.9 mi1,289

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lexington-Fayette urban county.

1Lexington-Fayette urban county0.0 mi96,995
2Nicholasville10.9 mi6,317
3Georgetown13.3 mi5,888
4Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)65.2 mi4,403
5Richmond22.5 mi4,123
6Louisville69.9 mi2,821
7Winchester16.9 mi2,628
8Frankfort23.3 mi1,906

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lexington-Fayette urban county’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.7%
EDEducational Services10.3%
RTRetail Trade10.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.8%
MFManufacturing5.4%
COConstruction5.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.5%

Lexington-Fayette urban county city profile

Who lives in Lexington-Fayette urban county — population, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
323,725
Median age
35.3yrs
Median household income
$69,479
Median home value
$293,500
Median gross rent
$1,164/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
48.3%
Poverty rate
14.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

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