RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most car-dependent, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2020 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Covington, VAVA5,68092.2%+14.3 pts

02Bland County, VAVA6,15192.0%+11.6 pts

03Poquoson, VAVA13,29290.6%+6.7 pts

04Craig County, VAVA4,80090.2%+7.7 pts

05Dickenson County, VAVA13,23688.9%+5.0 pts

06Alleghany County, VAVA14,54688.4%+2.7 pts

07Amelia County, VAVA13,63287.5%+12.5 pts

08Pulaski County, VAVA33,58687.4%+2.0 pts

09Scott County, VAVA21,20087.3%+5.2 pts

10Giles County, VAVA16,56487.2%+5.2 pts

11Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32187.1%+3.5 pts

12Tazewell County, VAVA38,63587.0%+4.5 pts

13Campbell County, VAVA55,62986.7%+2.1 pts

14Bath County, VAVA4,07686.6%−0.1 pts

15Botetourt County, VAVA34,14486.5%+1.4 pts

16Appomattox County, VAVA17,17286.5%+1.9 pts

17King William County, VAVA19,61786.3%+2.8 pts

18Wise County, VAVA34,82485.7%+0.3 pts

19Suffolk, VAVA104,69985.7%+0.6 pts

20Henry County, VAVA49,24285.6%+3.8 pts

21Wythe County, VAVA27,98385.6%+2.5 pts

22Gloucester County, VAVA40,09785.2%+4.7 pts

23Bedford County, VAVA83,05984.9%+0.5 pts

24Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89684.8%−2.2 pts

25Franklin, VAVA8,47884.7%+7.9 pts

26Southampton County, VAVA18,11084.7%+2.3 pts

27Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49084.7%+0.8 pts

28Augusta County, VAVA78,94084.5%−0.0 pts

29Brunswick County, VAVA15,72784.1%+6.5 pts

30Roanoke County, VAVA97,15084.1%−2.6 pts

31Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73884.1%+4.0 pts

32Carroll County, VAVA29,29983.8%+1.2 pts

33Frederick County, VAVA99,95583.8%−0.5 pts

34Grayson County, VAVA15,23083.6%+3.4 pts

35Surry County, VAVA6,60383.5%−1.1 pts

36Lee County, VAVA21,64283.5%−0.6 pts

37Buena Vista, VAVA6,67283.4%+3.1 pts

38Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74783.4%+6.2 pts

39Prince George County, VAVA43,93683.3%+5.9 pts

40Buchanan County, VAVA18,49283.2%−0.7 pts

41Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05883.1%+0.3 pts

42Hanover County, VAVA116,42383.1%−1.2 pts

43Waynesboro, VAVA23,95183.0%−2.1 pts

44King and Queen County, VAVA6,74382.9%−0.1 pts

45Washington County, VAVA53,89882.9%−0.3 pts

46Charles City County, VAVA6,62382.6%+7.1 pts

47Buckingham County, VAVA17,13782.5%+2.1 pts

48Staunton, VAVA26,80182.4%+4.0 pts

49Cumberland County, VAVA10,35282.4%+8.1 pts

50King George County, VAVA29,64682.3%+6.0 pts

51Powhatan County, VAVA32,59182.2%−1.2 pts

52Chesapeake, VAVA255,33282.2%−3.6 pts

53Smyth County, VAVA28,88282.2%−0.2 pts

54York County, VAVA71,37482.2%+0.0 pts

55Patrick County, VAVA17,42482.0%−3.0 pts

56Sussex County, VAVA10,75581.9%+2.9 pts

57Hopewell, VAVA23,26181.7%−1.8 pts

58New Kent County, VAVA28,02281.5%−4.1 pts

59Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66381.4%+1.9 pts

60Essex County, VAVA10,65481.3%−2.4 pts

61Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14881.3%−4.0 pts

62Rockingham County, VAVA89,31680.9%+0.2 pts

63Halifax County, VAVA33,44780.9%−6.0 pts

64Hampton, VAVA137,31580.8%−3.2 pts

65James City County, VAVA83,32680.7%−0.4 pts

66Franklin County, VAVA55,52680.7%−0.6 pts

67Salem, VAVA25,81680.7%−0.4 pts

68Nottoway County, VAVA15,79680.7%+7.2 pts

69Amherst County, VAVA31,96280.5%+0.7 pts

70Orange County, VAVA40,08380.4%+0.9 pts

71Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83980.3%−3.7 pts

72Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73780.3%−1.7 pts

73Russell County, VAVA25,33279.9%+0.6 pts

74Fauquier County, VAVA76,50379.7%+0.8 pts

75Greensville County, VAVA11,18179.6%−0.7 pts

76Goochland County, VAVA29,18779.6%−1.4 pts

77Norton, VAVA3,47779.4%−10.4 pts

78Richmond County, VAVA9,29479.1%−8.3 pts

79Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71579.1%−1.4 pts

80Danville, VAVA41,64779.0%+2.7 pts

81Roanoke, VAVA99,11179.0%−0.9 pts

82Louisa County, VAVA42,92478.8%+0.2 pts

83Lancaster County, VAVA10,99578.6%+0.9 pts

84Northumberland County, VAVA12,55778.6%+4.0 pts

85Floyd County, VAVA15,78978.5%+6.2 pts

86Culpeper County, VAVA57,66678.4%+1.1 pts

87Bristol, VAVA16,41878.3%−5.7 pts

88Henrico County, VAVA342,77578.2%−4.8 pts

89Page County, VAVA23,76278.1%+0.8 pts

90Clarke County, VAVA15,60978.1%−4.5 pts

91Mathews County, VAVA8,52977.8%−2.8 pts

92Portsmouth, VAVA96,77777.6%−0.1 pts

93Caroline County, VAVA34,41377.5%−1.0 pts

94Madison County, VAVA14,23777.4%−3.8 pts

95Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97577.1%−1.8 pts

96Newport News, VAVA183,23076.8%−0.7 pts

97Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38876.6%−1.1 pts

98Radford, VAVA17,24376.3%+0.6 pts

99Martinsville, VAVA13,84976.3%−2.7 pts

100Montgomery County, VAVA98,43476.1%+1.1 pts

101Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39176.1%+3.2 pts

102Charlotte County, VAVA11,40175.7%−4.4 pts

103Warren County, VAVA42,74074.9%−1.9 pts

104Manassas Park, VAVA16,56074.5%+4.4 pts

105Greene County, VAVA21,95874.5%−7.0 pts

106Petersburg, VAVA33,73474.5%−0.6 pts

107Middlesex County, VAVA10,84174.3%−5.1 pts

108Northampton County, VAVA11,87974.1%−1.7 pts

109Manassas, VAVA44,33273.8%−2.7 pts

110Lynchburg, VAVA81,34773.6%−3.5 pts

111Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43973.5%+2.0 pts

112Albemarle County, VAVA118,35673.1%−3.8 pts

113Prince William County, VAVA502,96673.1%+2.4 pts

114Galax, VAVA6,67072.9%−3.5 pts

115Emporia, VAVA5,44772.9%−3.5 pts

116Accomack County, VAVA33,85972.2%−3.2 pts

117Loudoun County, VAVA449,74972.1%−6.5 pts

118Highland County, VAVA2,31872.0%−4.9 pts

119Stafford County, VAVA170,80371.9%−1.7 pts

120Norfolk, VAVA231,01371.8%+2.6 pts

121Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83970.8%−2.3 pts

122Richmond, VAVA237,25770.2%−0.8 pts

123Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.9%+0.1 pts

124Fairfax, VAVA26,77269.4%−0.1 pts

125Winchester, VAVA28,27268.3%−2.8 pts

126Nelson County, VAVA14,92067.9%−1.6 pts

127Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87366.8%−5.7 pts

128Williamsburg, VAVA15,86164.4%+6.9 pts

129Falls Church, VAVA15,15960.6%−3.5 pts

130Charlottesville, VAVA44,38858.9%+0.1 pts

131Alexandria, VAVA160,66256.6%−4.0 pts

132Lexington, VAVA7,76952.1%−6.9 pts

133Arlington County, VAVA243,93146.9%−5.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS