The Murray, KY Metro Area boasts a variety of transportation options for residents and visitors to the area. Public transit is available through the Big Sandy Regional Transit Authority, which operates fixed-route and deviated-fixed route bus services throughout the cities of Murray, Benton, Hickman, Paris, Mayfield and Paducah in Kentucky. Furthermore, taxi services are available in the city as well as ridesharing services like Uber or Lyft. For those wanting or needing to travel farther distances several airports are located nearby including Barkley Regional Airport located just 10 miles from Murray City Center. Furthermore, Amtrak has a station in nearby Fulton that offers access to points further away along its City of New Orleans Line serving cities like Chicago and New Orleans. All these options provide great flexibility for travelling both near and far from the Murray Metro Area.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Murray Metro Area takes 16.6 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Murray Metro Area get to work:
- 77.1% drive their own car alone
- 9.8% carpool with others
- 3.5% work from home
- 0.2% take mass transit