RANKING · 2024 ACS · 200 SHOWN OF 200

Most car-dependent, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 64.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Galax, VA, up 102 places to #9.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01▲1Covington, VAVA5,68087.8%+10.0 pts

02▲8Abingdon, VAVA8,28487.1%+10.5 pts

03▲3Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10985.9%+9.3 pts

04▲7Franklin, VAVA8,47884.4%+7.6 pts

05▲15Montrose, VAVA8,28583.9%+3.1 pts

06▲58Fishersville, VAVA9,48483.8%+1.3 pts

07▲36South Boston, VAVA7,79583.4%+3.5 pts

08▼7Collinsville, VAVA7,13983.4%−4.4 pts

09▲102Galax, VAVA6,67083.4%+7.0 pts

10▲69Strasburg, VAVA7,38083.3%−7.4 pts

11▲38Madison Heights, VAVA10,26682.0%−2.1 pts

12Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,78081.6%−1.8 pts

13▲19Woodstock, VAVA6,00281.3%−9.2 pts

14▼9Timberlake, VAVA12,72580.6%−6.0 pts

15▼1Pulaski, VAVA8,80780.4%+4.6 pts

16▲20Forest, VAVA13,43080.4%−5.6 pts

17▲5Christiansburg, VAVA22,44280.1%−2.8 pts

18▼14Poquoson, VAVA13,29279.6%−4.3 pts

19▲58Martinsville, VAVA13,84979.5%+0.5 pts

20▲17Hopewell, VAVA23,26179.3%−4.2 pts

21▼14Richlands, VAVA5,05179.3%−4.2 pts

22▼7Bealeton, VAVA5,03479.3%−1.3 pts

23▼4Vinton, VAVA7,96779.3%−2.7 pts

24▼8Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73879.1%−1.0 pts

25▼16Suffolk, VAVA104,69979.0%−6.2 pts

26▲40Bristol, VAVA16,41878.4%−5.7 pts

27▲49Radford, VAVA17,24378.1%+2.4 pts

28▲79Marion, VAVA5,55577.5%−5.8 pts

29▲16Salem, VAVA25,81676.7%−4.4 pts

30▼9Buena Vista, VAVA6,67276.6%−3.7 pts

31▲63Front Royal, VAVA15,72276.2%−2.0 pts

32▲40Wytheville, VAVA8,12876.1%−4.2 pts

33▼25Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68376.1%−11.1 pts

34▼5Bedford, VAVA7,91176.1%−3.7 pts

35▲27Sandston, VAVA7,39975.9%−5.3 pts

36▲6Hampton, VAVA137,31575.7%−8.3 pts

37▼34Carrollton, VAVA8,43675.7%−10.7 pts

38▼10Staunton, VAVA26,80175.7%−2.7 pts

39▼9Chesapeake, VAVA255,33275.7%−10.1 pts

40▲47Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44975.4%−5.6 pts

41▲16Falmouth, VAVA5,21675.4%−7.0 pts

42▲18Danville, VAVA41,64775.4%−0.9 pts

43▼18Waynesboro, VAVA23,95175.3%−9.8 pts

44▲84Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10275.3%−15.2 pts

45▼18Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98475.1%−10.4 pts

46▲15Roanoke, VAVA99,11174.9%−5.0 pts

47▼29Midlothian, VAVA19,12074.6%–

48▼25Smithfield, VAVA9,11274.2%−10.9 pts

49▲25Newport News, VAVA183,23074.0%−3.5 pts

50▼3Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73774.0%−8.0 pts

51▼1Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35873.8%−13.8 pts

52▲49Petersburg, VAVA33,73473.4%−1.7 pts

53▲12Hollins, VAVA17,09773.3%−9.9 pts

54▼28Cave Spring, VAVA25,74273.1%−14.2 pts

55▼31Woodlake, VAVA7,35873.0%−8.3 pts

56▼25Rockwood, VAVA10,01072.9%−17.7 pts

57▼3East Highland Park, VAVA15,26572.9%−12.5 pts

58▼20Orange, VAVA5,36572.7%−6.0 pts

59▲26Yorkshire, VAVA9,78272.7%+8.9 pts

60▲3Chester, VAVA24,47472.6%−13.2 pts

61▲22Bellwood, VAVA7,90772.0%−12.1 pts

62▲36Manassas Park, VAVA16,56071.6%+1.5 pts

63▲88Winchester, VAVA28,27271.5%+0.3 pts

64▼23Brandermill, VAVA13,73071.4%−14.5 pts

65▲4Portsmouth, VAVA96,77771.1%−6.6 pts

66▲46Emporia, VAVA5,44771.0%−5.4 pts

67▼19Lakeside, VAVA12,65470.8%−14.5 pts

68▲41Ashland, VAVA7,98270.6%−10.2 pts

69▲51Norfolk, VAVA231,01370.6%+1.4 pts

70Highland Springs, VAVA14,29670.6%−18.2 pts

71▼32Ettrick, VAVA5,91070.4%−2.2 pts

72▼5Hollymead, VAVA8,48270.3%−13.0 pts

73Manchester, VAVA12,44570.2%−10.5 pts

74▼61Laurel, VAVA18,72169.9%−3.5 pts

75▲44Triangle, VAVA10,45069.8%+3.6 pts

76▼59Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83969.6%−15.8 pts

77▲9New Baltimore, VAVA11,91969.4%−9.5 pts

78▲38Sudley, VAVA19,16269.4%+3.9 pts

79▲17Dale City, VAVA71,01669.2%+1.7 pts

80▼46Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,46469.0%−1.8 pts

81▼6Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74968.8%−11.2 pts

82▲23Manassas, VAVA44,33268.8%−7.8 pts

83▼30Dumfries, VAVA6,40568.7%−6.3 pts

84▲24Lynchburg, VAVA81,34768.3%−8.9 pts

85▲37Leesylvania, VAVA21,63267.9%–

86▲43Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83967.9%−5.2 pts

87▼52Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18067.6%−3.5 pts

88▲37Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48167.1%−3.2 pts

89▼31Warrenton, VAVA10,21367.0%−11.2 pts

90▲34Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04966.9%−3.9 pts

91▲9Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,85966.8%−10.6 pts

92▼10Woodbridge, VAVA43,94566.3%−9.9 pts

93▼2Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18366.1%−15.1 pts

94▼48Bon Air, VAVA16,90466.0%−16.9 pts

95▼62Glen Allen, VAVA17,55166.0%−22.4 pts

96▲3Dumbarton, VAVA7,99765.6%−10.3 pts

97▼13Culpeper, VAVA22,07465.2%−5.3 pts

98▲39Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39365.2%−4.6 pts

99▼4Newington Forest, VAVA12,31664.9%−9.4 pts

100▼49Countryside, VAVA9,66164.8%−19.0 pts

101▼13Gainesville, VAVA18,19664.3%−12.6 pts

102▼50Crozet, VAVA9,28964.3%−17.5 pts

103▲72Bensley, VAVA5,94964.1%−8.8 pts

104Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74164.1%+0.6 pts

105▼46Bridgewater, VAVA6,92463.7%−11.0 pts

106▼35Centreville, VAVA71,70663.7%−15.7 pts

107▼29Short Pump, VAVA29,02663.5%−21.5 pts

108▲6Leesburg, VAVA49,91763.5%−15.4 pts

109▼29Linton Hall, VAVA41,87663.5%−14.2 pts

110▲29Independent Hill, VAVA10,85363.0%−5.4 pts

111▲23Richmond, VAVA237,25763.0%−8.0 pts

112▲20North Springfield, VAVA7,05062.9%−16.4 pts

113▼73Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66262.9%−18.2 pts

114▲1Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54562.5%−9.8 pts

115▲15Farmville, VAVA7,59362.5%−4.8 pts

116▲28Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04462.1%−7.9 pts

117▲67Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19462.1%–

118▲32Wakefield, VAVA11,93061.9%−11.7 pts

119▼27Burke Centre, VAVA17,03761.9%−14.7 pts

120▲15Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89461.9%−14.6 pts

121▲24Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,82361.7%–

122▼20Buckhall, VAVA21,60261.5%−14.6 pts

123▼33Braddock, VAVA6,53661.2%–

124▼69Greenbriar, VAVA8,24361.0%−16.5 pts

125▼7Ashburn, VAVA46,02660.3%−21.5 pts

126▼70Cascades, VAVA12,35760.3%−18.7 pts

127▲38Montclair, VAVA22,38760.1%−7.2 pts

128▼35Sterling, VAVA32,41159.9%−20.7 pts

129▲24Purcellville, VAVA8,89059.9%−16.5 pts

130▲34South Run, VAVA6,60059.6%−13.4 pts

131▲21Chantilly, VAVA24,03659.3%−18.1 pts

132▼11Sugarland Run, VAVA12,62959.1%−15.1 pts

133▼7Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70058.9%−13.6 pts

134▼28Long Branch, VAVA7,03458.8%−14.3 pts

135▲56Lorton, VAVA20,99158.6%−16.2 pts

136▼3Kings Park West, VAVA13,44258.5%−10.5 pts

137▼48South Riding, VAVA34,35258.5%−18.9 pts

138▲24Springfield, VAVA31,15458.4%−8.8 pts

139▲38Groveton, VAVA13,93157.9%−7.2 pts

140▼4Burke, VAVA44,02957.9%−14.9 pts

141▲46Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25757.4%−12.4 pts

142▲34Williamsburg, VAVA15,86157.4%−0.1 pts

143Newington, VAVA13,47857.2%−16.4 pts

144▼34Belmont, VAVA9,72957.0%−19.9 pts

145▲25Annandale, VAVA41,70556.7%−16.0 pts

146▲36Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12256.6%−16.8 pts

147▲13Lincolnia, VAVA20,32056.3%−12.8 pts

148▼51Wyndham, VAVA12,09956.2%−32.9 pts

149▼22Belle Haven, VAVA6,57056.1%−19.6 pts

150▼37Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56656.1%−23.8 pts

151▲30Idylwood, VAVA17,55955.9%−11.4 pts

152▼35Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60355.8%−21.2 pts

153▲10Herndon, VAVA25,50655.8%−18.2 pts

154▲25Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95755.4%−14.7 pts

155▲3Hutchison, VAVA7,28455.3%–

156▲15Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,06655.2%−14.3 pts

157▼16Lowes Island, VAVA11,01855.0%−22.7 pts

158▲8West Falls Church, VAVA31,27954.9%–

159▼56Dranesville, VAVA11,82854.8%−27.4 pts

160▼20West Springfield, VAVA22,53254.7%−17.8 pts

161▼23Mantua, VAVA8,29854.6%−19.2 pts

162▼8Quantico Base, VAVA5,84054.6%+23.1 pts

163▼6Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97354.5%−16.3 pts

164▲14Lansdowne, VAVA12,32854.4%−19.6 pts

165▼4Kingstowne, VAVA18,36054.1%−16.5 pts

166▲30Lexington, VAVA7,76953.9%−5.0 pts

167▼18Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73653.5%−25.5 pts

168▼22Difficult Run, VAVA9,93853.3%–

169▲20Charlottesville, VAVA44,38853.1%−5.7 pts

170▼28Fairfax, VAVA26,77252.6%−17.0 pts

171▼24Broadlands, VAVA14,35352.4%−27.8 pts

172Reston, VAVA64,41452.1%−25.4 pts

173▼6Floris, VAVA7,58952.0%−25.2 pts

174▲20Seven Corners, VAVA9,37151.9%−1.1 pts

175▼27Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45051.6%−17.3 pts

176▼7McNair, VAVA22,65551.4%−29.3 pts

177▼22McLean, VAVA49,62751.3%−22.4 pts

178▲12Blacksburg, VAVA45,10451.0%−13.7 pts

179▼6Tysons, VAVA28,93649.6%–

180▲3Franconia, VAVA18,33549.3%−22.2 pts

181▲5Falls Church, VAVA15,15949.2%−14.8 pts

182▲6Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27149.2%−13.0 pts

183▲15Huntington, VAVA13,50249.2%−9.3 pts

184▼103Crosspointe, VAVA5,66948.8%−22.9 pts

185▼141Innsbrook, VAVA8,57848.5%−35.4 pts

186▲6Alexandria, VAVA160,66248.3%−12.3 pts

187▼7Oakton, VAVA36,52848.0%−13.4 pts

188▼29Great Falls, VAVA15,22847.8%−28.5 pts

189▼15Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27147.8%−33.0 pts

190▼5Woodburn, VAVA9,50347.7%−27.6 pts

191▼23Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85846.6%−25.4 pts

192▼36Vienna, VAVA16,69146.3%−19.4 pts

193▼70Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58946.3%−17.4 pts

194▲1Moorefield, VAVA6,12344.9%–

195▼2Merrifield, VAVA20,69844.7%−18.4 pts

196▼65Brambleton, VAVA24,53742.2%−39.3 pts

197George Mason, VAVA9,93741.0%−16.7 pts

198▲1Arlington, VAVA236,25438.0%−14.8 pts

199▲1University of Virginia, VAVA9,06529.2%+2.4 pts

200▼132Fort Lee, VAVA8,99325.1%−16.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES