Counties in Virginia by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Virginia by mean travel time to work, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Surry County had the highest mean travel time to work of 128 counties in 2023, at 43.4 minutes. Covington city had the lowest, at 15.4 minutes. The median was 27 minutes and the figure for Virginia was 27.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43.4Surry County

Lowest15.4Covington city

Median27128 counties

Virginia27.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 minutes	Change on 2022
1	Surry County Estimated	43.4	+3.1
2	Buckingham County Estimated	42.7	+3.2
3	Westmoreland County Estimated	41.6	+2.9
4	Cumberland County Estimated	40.6	-0.8
5	Warren County Estimated	39.7	-0.4
6	Amelia County Estimated	39.6	+2.2
7	Manassas Park city Estimated	38.7	-2.5
8	Orange County Estimated	38.5	+1.4
9	Spotsylvania County Estimated	37.7	+0.4
10	Stafford County Estimated	37.6	-0.3
11	Prince William County Estimated	37.5	-0.6
12	King William County Estimated	37.4	+2.7
13	Culpeper County Estimated	37.2	+0.3
14	Fauquier County Estimated	36.6	-1
15	Rappahannock County Estimated	36.4	-1.9
16	King and Queen County Estimated	36.3	+1.7
16	King George County Estimated	36.3	+0.7
18	Sussex County Estimated	35.8	+1.1
19	Caroline County Estimated	35.6	-0.6
20	Essex County Estimated	35.5	+0.7
21	Louisa County Estimated	34.8	+0.3
22	Craig County Estimated	34.6	+0.7
22	Gloucester County Estimated	34.6	+0.2
24	Mathews County Estimated	34.2	n/a
24	Northumberland County Estimated	34.2	-4.6
26	Charles City County Estimated	34	-1.7
26	Southampton County Estimated	34	+0.3
28	Clarke County Estimated	33.9	-1.4
29	Powhatan County Estimated	33.4	+0.5
30	Page County Estimated	33.2	+0.2
31	Manassas city Estimated	33.1	-0.9
32	Dinwiddie County Estimated	32.7	-0.4
32	Fredericksburg city Estimated	32.7	+0.3
34	Charlotte County Estimated	32.4	-1.1
35	Frederick County Estimated	32.1	-0.6
36	Patrick County Estimated	31.9	-1.5
37	Fluvanna County Estimated	31.8	-0.2
38	Greene County Estimated	31.6	+1.3
39	New Kent County Estimated	31.5	-0.2
40	Loudoun County Estimated	31.1	-1.1
41	Franklin County Estimated	31	+0.1
42	Lunenburg County Estimated	30.9	-1.1
43	Floyd County Estimated	30.8	-2.6
44	Middlesex County Estimated	30.7	+0.9
45	Nelson County Estimated	30.3	+0.4
46	Brunswick County Estimated	30.2	-2.4
47	Goochland County Estimated	30	+0.1
48	Buchanan County Estimated	29.9	+0.3
48	Scott County Estimated	29.9	-0.2
48	Suffolk city Estimated	29.9	+0.3
51	Isle of Wight County Estimated	29.8	+0.2
52	Nottoway County Estimated	29.7	-1.1
52	Richmond County Estimated	29.7	n/a
54	Fairfax County Estimated	29.5	-0.9
54	Madison County Estimated	29.5	+0.5
56	Alexandria city Estimated	29.3	-0.8
57	Dickenson County Estimated	29.2	+1.2
58	Giles County Estimated	29	0
59	Shenandoah County Estimated	28.7	-1.1
60	Russell County Estimated	27.9	+0.3
61	Fairfax city Estimated	27.7	-0.8
62	Falls Church city Estimated	27.5	-0.2
63	Bland County Estimated	27.2	+3.2
64	Hanover County Estimated	27.1	+0.5
65	Carroll County Estimated	26.9	+0.3
65	James City County Estimated	26.9	+0.7
65	Pittsylvania County Estimated	26.9	+0.7
65	Prince Edward County Estimated	26.9	+1.8
69	Petersburg city Estimated	26.7	+1.7
69	Rockbridge County Estimated	26.7	-0.6
71	Arlington County Estimated	26.6	-1.1
71	Hopewell city Estimated	26.6	+1.4
73	Bedford County Estimated	26.5	0
73	Lee County Estimated	26.5	+0.5
75	Amherst County Estimated	26.4	-1
75	Appomattox County Estimated	26.4	+0.4
75	Chesterfield County Estimated	26.4	0
78	Mecklenburg County Estimated	26	+0.3
79	Poquoson city Estimated	25.9	+0.1
80	Botetourt County Estimated	25.6	+0.4
81	Chesapeake city Estimated	25.5	-0.5
81	Halifax County Estimated	25.5	+0.1
83	Alleghany County Estimated	25.3	+0.5
83	Grayson County Estimated	25.3	-1.1
85	Tazewell County Estimated	25.2	+0.4
86	Prince George County Estimated	24.8	0
87	Lancaster County Estimated	24.7	-1.9
88	Henry County Estimated	24.6	+0.5
88	Wythe County Estimated	24.6	-0.2
90	Northampton County Estimated	24.4	-0.3
90	Washington County Estimated	24.4	+0.2
92	Pulaski County Estimated	24.3	0
93	Greensville County Estimated	24.2	-2.3
94	Highland County Estimated	24.1	-0.5
95	Augusta County Estimated	23.8	-0.4
95	Colonial Heights city Estimated	23.8	-0.8
95	Wise County Estimated	23.8	+0.5
98	York County Estimated	23.6	-0.5
99	Campbell County Estimated	23.3	0
100	Newport News city Estimated	23.2	-0.2
100	Virginia Beach city Estimated	23.2	-0.3
102	Portsmouth city Estimated	23	-0.2
103	Norfolk city Estimated	22.9	+0.2
104	Smyth County Estimated	22.7	+0.2
105	Henrico County Estimated	22.5	+0.1
106	Hampton city Estimated	22.4	+0.1
107	Albemarle County Estimated	22.2	-0.2
108	Richmond city Estimated	22.1	+0.1
109	Roanoke County Estimated	22	-0.5
109	Staunton city Estimated	22	-0.1
111	Rockingham County Estimated	21.7	0
112	Bath County Estimated	21.5	n/a
113	Accomack County Estimated	21.1	-0.3
114	Waynesboro city Estimated	21	-1.3
115	Franklin city Estimated	20.7	-2.6
115	Winchester city Estimated	20.7	-0.4
117	Danville city Estimated	20.5	+1.3
118	Roanoke city Estimated	19.9	-1
119	Martinsville city Estimated	19.6	0
120	Salem city Estimated	18.7	-0.1
121	Bristol city Estimated	18.4	-0.7
122	Montgomery County Estimated	17.8	-0.2
123	Harrisonburg city Estimated	17.1	-0.2
123	Williamsburg city Estimated	17.1	-0.6
125	Charlottesville city Estimated	16.9	-0.1
125	Radford city Estimated	16.9	0
127	Lynchburg city Estimated	16.8	-0.1
128	Covington city Estimated	15.4	-1.3

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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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Surry County, with 43.4 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Covington city, with 15.4 minutes in 2023.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.