How Virginia Compares

Virginia

30.0 min

National

27.6 min

8.8% above

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#8	Georgia	31.1 min
#9	Florida	30.8 min
#10	Illinois	30.7 min
#11	Virginia	30.0 min
#12	Texas	29.3 min
#13	New Hampshire	29.2 min
#14	Washington	29.2 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Virginia

#	County	Commute
1	Surry County	46.3 min
2	Buckingham County	45.5 min
3	Westmoreland County	45.2 min
4	Amelia County	44.1 min
5	Warren County	41.2 min
6	Essex County	41.1 min
7	Cumberland County	41.1 min
8	Spotsylvania County	41.0 min
9	King George County	41.0 min
10	Rappahannock County	40.8 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Virginia

#	County	Commute
133	Lexington city	14.8 min
132	Lynchburg city	19.1 min
131	Charlottesville city	19.3 min
130	Harrisonburg city	19.6 min
129	Buena Vista city	19.6 min
128	Bristol city	19.9 min
127	Covington city	19.9 min
126	Radford city	20.1 min
125	Montgomery County	20.3 min
124	Salem city	20.8 min

Mean Commute Time in Virginia

Virginia has a mean commute time of 30.0 min, ranking #11 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 8.8% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Virginia's 133 counties, mean commute time ranges from 14.8 min to 46.3 min. The county with the highest value is Surry County at 46.3 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.