RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most car-dependent, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 76.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Galax, VA, up 102 places to #12.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01▲13Bath County, VAVA4,07689.8%+3.1 pts

02▲4Alleghany County, VAVA14,54688.0%+2.3 pts

03▼2Covington, VAVA5,68087.8%+10.0 pts

04▲52Sussex County, VAVA10,75586.7%+7.6 pts

05▲4Scott County, VAVA21,20086.2%+4.2 pts

06▲69Greensville County, VAVA11,18184.7%+4.3 pts

07▲18Franklin, VAVA8,47884.4%+7.6 pts

08Pulaski County, VAVA33,58684.1%−1.4 pts

09▲18Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49083.8%−0.1 pts

10▲12Gloucester County, VAVA40,09783.7%+3.2 pts

11▲21Carroll County, VAVA29,29983.6%+1.0 pts

12▲102Galax, VAVA6,67083.4%+7.0 pts

13▲89Charlotte County, VAVA11,40183.1%+3.0 pts

14▲6Henry County, VAVA49,24283.1%+1.3 pts

15▲38Smyth County, VAVA28,88282.8%+0.4 pts

16▲12Augusta County, VAVA78,94082.5%−2.0 pts

17▼7Giles County, VAVA16,56482.4%+0.4 pts

18▲27Washington County, VAVA53,89882.1%−1.1 pts

19▼3Appomattox County, VAVA17,17281.9%−2.6 pts

20▲29Cumberland County, VAVA10,35281.8%+7.5 pts

21▲15Lee County, VAVA21,64281.8%−2.3 pts

22▼10Tazewell County, VAVA38,63581.4%−1.1 pts

23▲23Charles City County, VAVA6,62381.4%+6.0 pts

24▲16Buchanan County, VAVA18,49281.2%−2.7 pts

25▼12Campbell County, VAVA55,62981.2%−3.5 pts

26▼5Wythe County, VAVA27,98381.0%−2.1 pts

27▲11Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74781.0%+3.8 pts

28▲19Buckingham County, VAVA17,13780.8%+0.4 pts

29▼24Dickenson County, VAVA13,23680.8%−3.1 pts

30▼15Botetourt County, VAVA34,14480.5%−4.7 pts

31▲37Nottoway County, VAVA15,79680.3%+6.9 pts

32▲9Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05879.7%−3.1 pts

33▼4Brunswick County, VAVA15,72779.6%+2.0 pts

34▼31Poquoson, VAVA13,29279.6%−4.3 pts

35▼18King William County, VAVA19,61779.5%−4.0 pts

36▲63Martinsville, VAVA13,84979.5%+0.5 pts

37▲36Russell County, VAVA25,33279.5%+0.1 pts

38▲19Hopewell, VAVA23,26179.3%−4.2 pts

39▼5Grayson County, VAVA15,23079.2%−0.9 pts

40▼14Southampton County, VAVA18,11079.1%−3.3 pts

41▼10Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73879.1%−1.0 pts

42▼23Suffolk, VAVA104,69979.0%−6.2 pts

43▲1King and Queen County, VAVA6,74378.8%−4.2 pts

44▼33Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32178.5%−5.1 pts

45▲38Lancaster County, VAVA10,99578.5%+0.8 pts

46▲14Essex County, VAVA10,65478.5%−5.2 pts

47▲40Bristol, VAVA16,41878.4%−5.7 pts

48▲15Halifax County, VAVA33,44778.3%−8.6 pts

49▼26Bedford County, VAVA83,05978.3%−6.1 pts

50▲21Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83978.2%−5.8 pts

51▲47Radford, VAVA17,24378.1%+2.4 pts

52▲17Amherst County, VAVA31,96278.0%−1.8 pts

53▼18Surry County, VAVA6,60377.8%−6.8 pts

54▼30Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89677.7%−9.2 pts

55▲7Rockingham County, VAVA89,31677.7%−3.1 pts

56▲10Franklin County, VAVA55,52677.5%−3.9 pts

57▼39Wise County, VAVA34,82477.3%−8.1 pts

58▲1Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66377.3%−2.2 pts

59▲19Richmond County, VAVA9,29477.1%−10.3 pts

60▲7Salem, VAVA25,81676.7%−4.4 pts

61▼3New Kent County, VAVA28,02276.6%−9.0 pts

62▲27Page County, VAVA23,76276.6%−0.7 pts

63▼33Roanoke County, VAVA97,15076.6%−10.1 pts

64▼31Frederick County, VAVA99,95576.6%−7.7 pts

65▼28Buena Vista, VAVA6,67276.6%−3.7 pts

66▲10Goochland County, VAVA29,18776.3%−4.7 pts

67▼60Amelia County, VAVA13,63276.2%+1.1 pts

68▲14Louisa County, VAVA42,92476.1%−2.5 pts

69▼67Bland County, VAVA6,15176.1%−4.3 pts

70▲9Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71575.9%−4.7 pts

71▼7Hampton, VAVA137,31575.7%−8.3 pts

72▼24Staunton, VAVA26,80175.7%−2.7 pts

73▼21Chesapeake, VAVA255,33275.7%−10.1 pts

74▲6Danville, VAVA41,64775.4%−0.9 pts

75▼32Waynesboro, VAVA23,95175.3%−9.8 pts

76▲9Floyd County, VAVA15,78975.1%+2.8 pts

77▲17Madison County, VAVA14,23775.0%−6.1 pts

78▲3Roanoke, VAVA99,11174.9%−5.0 pts

79▲17Newport News, VAVA183,23074.0%−3.5 pts

80▼8Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73774.0%−8.0 pts

81▼27York County, VAVA71,37473.9%−8.3 pts

82▼12Orange County, VAVA40,08373.8%−5.6 pts

83▼33King George County, VAVA29,64673.6%−2.7 pts

84▼29Patrick County, VAVA17,42473.5%−11.5 pts

85▲8Caroline County, VAVA34,41373.4%−5.0 pts

86▲20Petersburg, VAVA33,73473.4%−1.7 pts

87▲14Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39173.3%+0.4 pts

88▼2Culpeper County, VAVA57,66673.2%−4.0 pts

89▼15Fauquier County, VAVA76,50373.0%−5.8 pts

90▼48Hanover County, VAVA116,42372.8%−11.5 pts

91▲12Warren County, VAVA42,74072.7%−4.2 pts

92▲24Accomack County, VAVA33,85972.5%−2.9 pts

93▼28James City County, VAVA83,32672.4%−8.7 pts

94▼17Norton, VAVA3,47771.9%−17.9 pts

95▲13Northampton County, VAVA11,87971.7%−4.0 pts

96▼5Mathews County, VAVA8,52971.6%−8.9 pts

97▲7Manassas Park, VAVA16,56071.6%+1.5 pts

98▲27Winchester, VAVA28,27271.5%+0.3 pts

99▼38Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14871.3%−14.0 pts

100▲7Middlesex County, VAVA10,84171.3%−8.1 pts

101▼9Portsmouth, VAVA96,77771.1%−6.6 pts

102▲13Emporia, VAVA5,44771.0%−5.4 pts

103▲8Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43970.9%−0.6 pts

104▼100Craig County, VAVA4,80070.8%−11.7 pts

105▲15Norfolk, VAVA231,01370.6%+1.4 pts

106▲12Highland County, VAVA2,31869.5%−7.3 pts

107▼2Greene County, VAVA21,95869.5%−12.0 pts

108▼11Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38869.3%−8.4 pts

109▼58Powhatan County, VAVA32,59169.1%−14.3 pts

110▼15Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97569.0%−9.9 pts

111▼2Manassas, VAVA44,33268.8%−7.8 pts

112▼22Clarke County, VAVA15,60968.7%−13.9 pts

113▼29Northumberland County, VAVA12,55768.6%−6.0 pts

114▼4Lynchburg, VAVA81,34768.3%−8.9 pts

115▼15Montgomery County, VAVA98,43468.2%−6.8 pts

116▲5Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83967.9%−5.2 pts

117▲9Nelson County, VAVA14,92067.4%−2.0 pts

118▼30Henrico County, VAVA342,77567.3%−15.8 pts

119Stafford County, VAVA170,80365.8%−7.8 pts

120▼7Prince William County, VAVA502,96665.7%−5.1 pts

121▲2Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39365.2%−4.6 pts

122▼10Albemarle County, VAVA118,35664.8%−12.1 pts

123▼84Prince George County, VAVA43,93664.4%−13.1 pts

124▼2Richmond, VAVA237,25763.0%−8.0 pts

125▼8Loudoun County, VAVA449,74957.5%−21.1 pts

126▲2Williamsburg, VAVA15,86157.4%−0.1 pts

127Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87355.4%−17.1 pts

128▲4Lexington, VAVA7,76953.9%−5.0 pts

129▲1Charlottesville, VAVA44,38853.1%−5.7 pts

130▼6Fairfax, VAVA26,77252.6%−17.0 pts

131▼2Falls Church, VAVA15,15949.2%−14.8 pts

132▼1Alexandria, VAVA160,66248.3%−12.3 pts

133Arlington County, VAVA243,93138.0%−14.8 pts

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