Counties in Virginia by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Virginia by mean travel time to work, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Manassas Park city had the highest mean travel time to work of 125 counties in 2021, at 41.5 minutes. Lexington city had the lowest, at 14.3 minutes. The median was 27.7 minutes and the figure for Virginia was 28.2 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.5Manassas Park city

Lowest14.3Lexington city

Median27.7125 counties

Virginia28.2History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 minutes
1	Manassas Park city Estimated	41.5
2	Rappahannock County Estimated	40.8
3	Westmoreland County Estimated	40.4
4	Warren County Estimated	40
5	Surry County Estimated	39.8
6	Buckingham County Estimated	39.3
7	Prince William County Estimated	39.2
7	Stafford County Estimated	39.2
9	Cumberland County Estimated	38.8
10	Fauquier County Estimated	38.7
10	Mathews County Estimated	38.7
12	Orange County Estimated	38.6
13	King William County Estimated	38.2
14	Amelia County Estimated	38.1
15	Spotsylvania County Estimated	37.9
16	Culpeper County Estimated	37.1
17	Essex County Estimated	36.4
18	Clarke County Estimated	35.9
19	King and Queen County Estimated	35.3
19	Louisa County Estimated	35.3
21	Charles City County Estimated	35.1
21	King George County Estimated	35.1
21	Northumberland County Estimated	35.1
24	Gloucester County Estimated	35
25	Manassas city Estimated	34.7
26	Sussex County Estimated	34.6
27	Caroline County Estimated	34.3
28	Page County Estimated	33.6
29	Floyd County Estimated	33.5
30	Frederick County Estimated	33.2
31	Loudoun County Estimated	33.1
32	Powhatan County Estimated	32.8
33	Fluvanna County Estimated	32.7
34	Lunenburg County Estimated	32.6
35	Greene County Estimated	32.4
35	Nottoway County Estimated	32.4
37	New Kent County Estimated	32.2
38	Southampton County Estimated	32.1
39	Patrick County Estimated	32
40	Brunswick County Estimated	31.7
40	Nelson County Estimated	31.7
42	Fairfax County Estimated	31.4
43	Dinwiddie County Estimated	31.1
44	Charlotte County Estimated	31
44	Franklin County Estimated	31
46	Alexandria city Estimated	30.9
47	Scott County Estimated	30.3
48	Goochland County Estimated	30.2
49	Isle of Wight County Estimated	30
50	Shenandoah County Estimated	29.8
51	Suffolk city Estimated	29.6
52	Fairfax city Estimated	29.5
52	Fredericksburg city Estimated	29.5
54	Middlesex County Estimated	29.3
55	Lancaster County Estimated	29.1
56	Madison County Estimated	28.7
57	Arlington County Estimated	28.4
57	Giles County Estimated	28.4
59	Amherst County Estimated	28.3
60	Richmond County Estimated	28.2
60	Russell County Estimated	28.2
62	Falls Church city Estimated	27.8
63	Buchanan County Estimated	27.7
64	Lee County Estimated	27.3
65	Dickenson County Estimated	27.1
66	Rockbridge County Estimated	27
67	Carroll County Estimated	26.9
67	Hanover County Estimated	26.9
69	Bedford County Estimated	26.4
69	Chesterfield County Estimated	26.4
71	Botetourt County Estimated	26.2
72	Chesapeake city Estimated	26.1
72	Colonial Heights city Estimated	26.1
74	Franklin city Estimated	25.9
74	Poquoson city Estimated	25.9
76	James City County Estimated	25.8
76	Prince George County Estimated	25.8
78	Hopewell city Estimated	25.6
79	Grayson County Estimated	25.5
80	Appomattox County Estimated	25.3
80	Bland County Estimated	25.3
82	Pittsylvania County Estimated	25.2
83	Tazewell County Estimated	25.1
84	Augusta County Estimated	25
85	Mecklenburg County Estimated	24.9
85	Washington County Estimated	24.9
87	Pulaski County Estimated	24.7
88	Halifax County Estimated	24.6
88	Henry County Estimated	24.6
90	Northampton County Estimated	24.3
90	Petersburg city Estimated	24.3
92	Alleghany County Estimated	24.1
93	Campbell County Estimated	24
93	Wythe County Estimated	24
93	York County Estimated	24
96	Newport News city Estimated	23.5
96	Virginia Beach city Estimated	23.5
98	Greensville County Estimated	23.1
99	Winchester city Estimated	23
100	Portsmouth city Estimated	22.9
101	Roanoke County Estimated	22.8
102	Henrico County Estimated	22.5
102	Waynesboro city Estimated	22.5
104	Smyth County Estimated	22.4
105	Hampton city Estimated	22.3
106	Staunton city Estimated	22.2
106	Wise County Estimated	22.2
108	Accomack County Estimated	22.1
109	Albemarle County Estimated	21.9
109	Rockingham County Estimated	21.9
111	Norfolk city Estimated	21.8
111	Prince Edward County Estimated	21.8
113	Richmond city Estimated	21.7
114	Roanoke city Estimated	21.3
115	Salem city Estimated	19.4
116	Danville city Estimated	19
117	Williamsburg city Estimated	18.7
118	Radford city Estimated	18.2
119	Bristol city Estimated	18.1
119	Montgomery County Estimated	18.1
121	Charlottesville city Estimated	17.7
122	Lynchburg city Estimated	17
123	Harrisonburg city Estimated	16.5
124	Covington city Estimated	16
125	Lexington city Estimated	14.3

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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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Manassas Park city, with 41.5 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Lexington city, with 14.3 minutes in 2021.

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. 4 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.