Only 75% of Owen County residents commute to work alone in a truck, car, or van and more than 14% carpool7. On average Owen County workers carpool more than other Kentuckians overall.
Unemployment rates in Owen County residents aged 16 and over continues to remain lower than the state and national averages at 2.2%7.
Unemployment rates in Owen County are lower than the Commonwealth and the nation overall by at least 1%7.