Louisville residents enjoy one of the nation’s shortest commute times when compared with other cities in 52 major U.S. metropolitan markets, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2006-2008 American Community Survey.
Louisville had the ninth-shortest average commute time — 22.92 minutes — among metropolitan areas with greater than 1 million residents, according to a list compiled by Business First of Buffalo, a Business First of Louisville sister publication.
Rochester, N.Y., had the shortest average commute time, at 20.37 minutes. It was followed by Buffalo, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City and Milwaukee.
New York City had the longest average commute time, at 34.55 minutes. It was followed by Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta and Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
Cincinnati had the 12th shortest commute, at 23.75 minutes, and Indianapolis had the 15th shortest commute, at 23.93 minutes.