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%+18%

02Bland County, VAVA6,15192.0%+14%

03Poquoson, VAVA13,29290.6%+8%

04Craig County, VAVA4,80090.2%+9%

05Dickenson County, VAVA13,23688.9%+6%

06Alleghany County, VAVA14,54688.4%+3%

07Amelia County, VAVA13,63287.5%+17%

08Pulaski County, VAVA33,58687.4%+2%

09Scott County, VAVA21,20087.3%+6%

10Giles County, VAVA16,56487.2%+6%

11Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32187.1%+4%

12Tazewell County, VAVA38,63587.0%+5%

13Campbell County, VAVA55,62986.7%+2%

14Bath County, VAVA4,07686.6%−0%

15Botetourt County, VAVA34,14486.5%+2%

16Appomattox County, VAVA17,17286.5%+2%

17King William County, VAVA19,61786.3%+3%

18Wise County, VAVA34,82485.7%+0%

19Suffolk, VAVA104,69985.7%+1%

20Henry County, VAVA49,24285.6%+5%

21Wythe County, VAVA27,98385.6%+3%

22Gloucester County, VAVA40,09785.2%+6%

23Bedford County, VAVA83,05984.9%+1%

24Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89684.8%−3%

25Franklin, VAVA8,47884.7%+10%

26Southampton County, VAVA18,11084.7%+3%

27Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49084.7%+1%

28Augusta County, VAVA78,94084.5%−0%

29Brunswick County, VAVA15,72784.1%+8%

30Roanoke County, VAVA97,15084.1%−3%

31Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73884.1%+5%

32Carroll County, VAVA29,29983.8%+1%

33Frederick County, VAVA99,95583.8%−1%

34Grayson County, VAVA15,23083.6%+4%

35Surry County, VAVA6,60383.5%−1%

36Lee County, VAVA21,64283.5%−1%

37Buena Vista, VAVA6,67283.4%+4%

38Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74783.4%+8%

39Prince George County, VAVA43,93683.3%+8%

40Buchanan County, VAVA18,49283.2%−1%

41Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05883.1%+0%

42Hanover County, VAVA116,42383.1%−1%

43Waynesboro, VAVA23,95183.0%−2%

44King and Queen County, VAVA6,74382.9%−0%

45Washington County, VAVA53,89882.9%−0%

46Charles City County, VAVA6,62382.6%+9%

47Buckingham County, VAVA17,13782.5%+3%

48Staunton, VAVA26,80182.4%+5%

49Cumberland County, VAVA10,35282.4%+11%

50King George County, VAVA29,64682.3%+8%

51Powhatan County, VAVA32,59182.2%−1%

52Chesapeake, VAVA255,33282.2%−4%

53Smyth County, VAVA28,88282.2%−0%

54York County, VAVA71,37482.2%+0%

55Patrick County, VAVA17,42482.0%−4%

56Sussex County, VAVA10,75581.9%+4%

57Hopewell, VAVA23,26181.7%−2%

58New Kent County, VAVA28,02281.5%−5%

59Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66381.4%+2%

60Essex County, VAVA10,65481.3%−3%

61Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14881.3%−5%

62Rockingham County, VAVA89,31680.9%+0%

63Halifax County, VAVA33,44780.9%−7%

64Hampton, VAVA137,31580.8%−4%

65James City County, VAVA83,32680.7%−0%

66Franklin County, VAVA55,52680.7%−1%

67Salem, VAVA25,81680.7%−0%

68Nottoway County, VAVA15,79680.7%+10%

69Amherst County, VAVA31,96280.5%+1%

70Orange County, VAVA40,08380.4%+1%

71Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83980.3%−4%

72Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73780.3%−2%

73Russell County, VAVA25,33279.9%+1%

74Fauquier County, VAVA76,50379.7%+1%

75Greensville County, VAVA11,18179.6%−1%

76Goochland County, VAVA29,18779.6%−2%

77Norton, VAVA3,47779.4%−12%

78Richmond County, VAVA9,29479.1%−10%

79Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71579.1%−2%

80Danville, VAVA41,64779.0%+4%

81Roanoke, VAVA99,11179.0%−1%

82Louisa County, VAVA42,92478.8%+0%

83Lancaster County, VAVA10,99578.6%+1%

84Northumberland County, VAVA12,55778.6%+5%

85Floyd County, VAVA15,78978.5%+9%

86Culpeper County, VAVA57,66678.4%+1%

87Bristol, VAVA16,41878.3%−7%

88Henrico County, VAVA342,77578.2%−6%

89Page County, VAVA23,76278.1%+1%

90Clarke County, VAVA15,60978.1%−6%

91Mathews County, VAVA8,52977.8%−3%

92Portsmouth, VAVA96,77777.6%−0%

93Caroline County, VAVA34,41377.5%−1%

94Madison County, VAVA14,23777.4%−5%

95Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97577.1%−2%

96Newport News, VAVA183,23076.8%−1%

97Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38876.6%−1%

98Radford, VAVA17,24376.3%+1%

99Martinsville, VAVA13,84976.3%−3%

100Montgomery County, VAVA98,43476.1%+1%

101Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39176.1%+4%

102Charlotte County, VAVA11,40175.7%−6%

103Warren County, VAVA42,74074.9%−2%

104Manassas Park, VAVA16,56074.5%+6%

105Greene County, VAVA21,95874.5%−9%

106Petersburg, VAVA33,73474.5%−1%

107Middlesex County, VAVA10,84174.3%−6%

108Northampton County, VAVA11,87974.1%−2%

109Manassas, VAVA44,33273.8%−4%

110Lynchburg, VAVA81,34773.6%−5%

111Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43973.5%+3%

112Albemarle County, VAVA118,35673.1%−5%

113Prince William County, VAVA502,96673.1%+3%

114Galax, VAVA6,67072.9%−5%

115Emporia, VAVA5,44772.9%−5%

116Accomack County, VAVA33,85972.2%−4%

117Loudoun County, VAVA449,74972.1%−8%

118Highland County, VAVA2,31872.0%−6%

119Stafford County, VAVA170,80371.9%−2%

120Norfolk, VAVA231,01371.8%+4%

121Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83970.8%−3%

122Richmond, VAVA237,25770.2%−1%

123Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.9%+0%

124Fairfax, VAVA26,77269.4%−0%

125Winchester, VAVA28,27268.3%−4%

126Nelson County, VAVA14,92067.9%−2%

127Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87366.8%−8%

128Williamsburg, VAVA15,86164.4%+12%

129Falls Church, VAVA15,15960.6%−5%

130Charlottesville, VAVA44,38858.9%+0%

131Alexandria, VAVA160,66256.6%−7%

132Lexington, VAVA7,76952.1%−12%

133Arlington County, VAVA243,93146.9%−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS