Transportation in Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY
Commute patterns, travel times, and transportation modes — 2023 ACS Data
Commute Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)Drive Alone
74.8%
-5% vs national
Public Transit
1.3%
+47% vs national
Work From Home
10.9%
+17% vs national
Carpool
8.4%
Walk / Bike
3.6%
combined
How Lexington-Fayette urban county's Commute Compares
Source: Census ACS (2023)How People Get to Work
Source: Census ACS (2023)Commute Mode Breakdown
Source: Census ACS (2023)Traffic Fatalities
Source: NHTSA FARS (2023)Fatalities
49
2023
6-Year Avg
37
fatalities/yr
Pedestrian
22
Cyclist
1
Nighttime
30
dark conditions
| Year | Crashes | Fatalities | Alcohol | Pedestrian | Cyclist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2022 | 35 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 36 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Data from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Includes only crashes involving at least one fatality.
Commute data for Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY covers travel times and transportation modes. 74.8% of workers drive alone, compared to the national average of 78.7%. 10.9% work from home, which is above the KY state average of 7.3%. Public transit is used by 1.3% of commuters, compared to the national average of 0.9%. 8.4% of workers carpool. 3.0% walk to work. 0.5% commute by bicycle. In 2023, there were 49 traffic fatalities from 49 fatal crashes. 22 were pedestrians.