Counties in Virginia by mean travel time to work, 2024

Name: Counties in Virginia by mean travel time to work, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Buckingham County had the highest mean travel time to work of 126 counties in 2024, at 43 minutes. Lynchburg city had the lowest, at 16.8 minutes. The median was 27.8 minutes and the figure for Virginia was 27.3 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43Buckingham County

Lowest16.8Lynchburg city

Median27.8126 counties

Virginia27.3History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 minutes	Change on 2023
1	Buckingham County Estimated	43	+0.3
2	Westmoreland County Estimated	42.7	+1.1
3	Surry County Estimated	41.8	-1.6
4	Amelia County Estimated	40.1	+0.5
5	Essex County Estimated	38.5	+3
6	Cumberland County Estimated	38.3	-2.3
7	Warren County Estimated	37.8	-1.9
8	Spotsylvania County Estimated	37.7	0
9	Caroline County Estimated	37.2	+1.6
9	King George County Estimated	37.2	+0.9
11	King and Queen County Estimated	37	+0.7
11	Manassas Park city Estimated	37	-1.7
11	Orange County Estimated	37	-1.5
14	King William County Estimated	36.4	-1
14	Prince William County Estimated	36.4	-1.1
14	Sussex County Estimated	36.4	+0.6
17	Stafford County Estimated	36.1	-1.5
18	Culpeper County Estimated	35.9	-1.3
19	Fauquier County Estimated	35.8	-0.8
20	Louisa County Estimated	35.7	+0.9
20	Rappahannock County Estimated	35.7	-0.7
22	Lunenburg County Estimated	35.6	+4.7
23	Gloucester County Estimated	34.8	+0.2
24	Page County Estimated	34.7	+1.5
25	Charles City County Estimated	34.5	+0.5
26	Middlesex County Estimated	34	+3.3
27	New Kent County Estimated	33.2	+1.7
28	Southampton County Estimated	33.1	-0.9
29	Northumberland County Estimated	32.8	-1.4
30	Powhatan County Estimated	32.6	-0.8
31	Frederick County Estimated	32.4	+0.3
32	Greene County Estimated	32.3	+0.7
33	Charlotte County Estimated	32.2	-0.2
33	Clarke County Estimated	32.2	-1.7
35	Manassas city Estimated	32.1	-1
36	Fluvanna County Estimated	32	+0.2
37	Fredericksburg city Estimated	31.9	-0.8
38	Richmond County Estimated	31.6	+1.9
39	Patrick County Estimated	31.4	-0.5
40	Dinwiddie County Estimated	31.2	-1.5
41	Mathews County Estimated	30.7	-3.5
42	Brunswick County Estimated	30.3	+0.1
42	Floyd County Estimated	30.3	-0.5
42	Nelson County Estimated	30.3	0
45	Franklin County Estimated	30.2	-0.8
45	Suffolk city Estimated	30.2	+0.3
47	Buchanan County Estimated	30.1	+0.2
47	Loudoun County Estimated	30.1	-1
49	Russell County Estimated	30	+2.1
50	Goochland County Estimated	29.9	-0.1
51	Isle of Wight County Estimated	29.5	-0.3
52	Madison County Estimated	29	-0.5
52	Scott County Estimated	29	-0.9
54	Dickenson County Estimated	28.9	-0.3
54	Fairfax County Estimated	28.9	-0.6
56	Falls Church city Estimated	28.7	+1.2
57	Giles County Estimated	28.6	-0.4
57	Greensville County Estimated	28.6	+4.4
59	Nottoway County Estimated	28.5	-1.2
59	Shenandoah County Estimated	28.5	-0.2
61	Alexandria city Estimated	28.4	-0.9
62	Grayson County Estimated	28.1	+2.8
63	Fairfax city Estimated	28	+0.3
64	Bland County Estimated	27.5	+0.3
64	Lancaster County Estimated	27.5	+2.8
66	Highland County Estimated	27.4	+3.3
67	Carroll County Estimated	27.3	+0.4
68	Poquoson city Estimated	27.2	+1.3
69	Pittsylvania County Estimated	27.1	+0.2
69	Tazewell County Estimated	27.1	+1.9
71	Hanover County Estimated	26.9	-0.2
72	Appomattox County Estimated	26.7	+0.3
73	James City County Estimated	26.6	-0.3
73	Rockbridge County Estimated	26.6	-0.1
75	Bedford County Estimated	26.5	0
76	Chesterfield County Estimated	26.4	0
77	Arlington County Estimated	26.2	-0.4
77	Lee County Estimated	26.2	-0.3
79	Hopewell city Estimated	26	-0.6
80	Chesapeake city Estimated	25.8	+0.3
81	Mecklenburg County Estimated	25.7	-0.3
81	Petersburg city Estimated	25.7	-1
83	Prince Edward County Estimated	25.6	-1.3
84	Colonial Heights city Estimated	25.5	+1.7
85	Henry County Estimated	25.3	+0.7
85	Northampton County Estimated	25.3	+0.9
87	Amherst County Estimated	24.9	-1.5
88	Halifax County Estimated	24.8	-0.7
89	Wise County Estimated	24.6	+0.8
90	Botetourt County Estimated	24.3	-1.3
90	Wythe County Estimated	24.3	-0.3
92	Washington County Estimated	24.1	-0.3
93	Prince George County Estimated	23.9	-0.9
94	Augusta County Estimated	23.8	0
95	Portsmouth city Estimated	23.7	+0.7
96	Pulaski County Estimated	23.5	-0.8
97	Virginia Beach city Estimated	23.4	+0.2
98	Campbell County Estimated	23.3	0
98	Franklin city Estimated	23.3	+2.6
100	York County Estimated	23.2	-0.4
101	Newport News city Estimated	23.1	-0.1
102	Norfolk city Estimated	23	+0.1
103	Alleghany County Estimated	22.9	-2.4
104	Henrico County Estimated	22.6	+0.1
105	Hampton city Estimated	22.5	+0.1
106	Albemarle County Estimated	22.2	0
106	Rockingham County Estimated	22.2	+0.5
106	Smyth County Estimated	22.2	-0.5
109	Roanoke County Estimated	21.8	-0.2
110	Richmond city Estimated	21.7	-0.4
111	Waynesboro city Estimated	21.4	+0.4
112	Martinsville city Estimated	21.3	+1.7
113	Accomack County Estimated	20.8	-0.3
114	Staunton city Estimated	20.5	-1.5
115	Danville city Estimated	20.3	-0.2
116	Winchester city Estimated	19.6	-1.1
117	Williamsburg city Estimated	19.5	+2.4
118	Bath County Estimated	19	-2.5
118	Roanoke city Estimated	19	-0.9
118	Salem city Estimated	19	+0.3
121	Radford city Estimated	18.3	+1.4
122	Montgomery County Estimated	18.2	+0.4
123	Bristol city Estimated	17.9	-0.5
124	Harrisonburg city Estimated	17.1	0
125	Charlottesville city Estimated	17	+0.1
126	Lynchburg city Estimated	16.8	0

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Buckingham County, with 43 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Lynchburg city, with 16.8 minutes in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 3 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.