Louisville/Jefferson County

Shortest commutes to Downtown Louisville/Jefferson County

Ranked on distance to Downtown Louisville/Jefferson County at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·14 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Downtown St Matthews, KY St Matthews, KY
St. Matthews$338k median · 19.6 min commute
Commute A−Housing CCost of living B−
94
Commute score
overall 64 C+
2
street in Lyndon ky
Lyndon$277k median · 19.4 min commute
Commute A−Housing DCost of living B
92
Commute score
overall 60 C
3
Downtown Jeffersontown, Kentucky.
Jeffersontown$251k median · 21.5 min commute
Commute B−Housing CCost of living B−
90
Commute score
overall 59 C
4
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)$234k median · 22.5 min commute
Commute B−Housing D+Cost of living B
90
Commute score
overall 52 D+
5
New town hall of Clarksville, Indiana.
Clarksville$180k median · 18.7 min commute
Commute B+Housing D−Cost of living B−
86
Commute score
overall 57 C−
6
Downtown Jeffersonville Indiana viewed from the Big 4 Bridge
Jeffersonville$217k median · 20.0 min commute
Commute BHousing C−Cost of living B
84
Commute score
overall 60 C
7
New Albany, Indiana as seen from the Ohio River.
New Albany$181k median · 19.6 min commute
Commute B+Housing D−Cost of living B+
83
Commute score
overall 64 C+
8
Sellersburg$232k median · 20.0 min commute
Commute B−Housing CCost of living B+
77
Commute score
overall 60 C
9
Shively$155k median · 25.7 min commute
Commute C+Housing FCost of living A−
75
Commute score
overall 48 D+
10
Downtown Sheperdsville, KY
Shepherdsville$222k median · 23.5 min commute
Commute C−Housing D+Cost of living B+
75
Commute score
overall 58 C
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: St. Matthews (Angry Aspie (talk) · CC BY 3.0); Lyndon (STONE8HENGE (talk) · Public domain); Jeffersontown (Angry Aspie (talk) · CC BY 3.0); Clarksville (Bedford · Public domain); Jeffersonville (Censusdata · CC BY-SA 4.0); New Albany (Mikehallna · CC BY-SA 4.0); Shepherdsville (W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0).