RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most public transit riders, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87328,587−45%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93120,421−46%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66211,831−35%

04Prince William County, VAVA502,9666,201−42%

05Richmond, VAVA237,2573,522−41%

06Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493,321−47%

07Norfolk, VAVA231,0133,242−26%

08Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,912−3%

09Stafford County, VAVA170,8031,772−41%

10Henrico County, VAVA342,7751,538−30%

11Newport News, VAVA183,2301,434−50%

12Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341,372+11%

13Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881,317−9%

14Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881,217−25%

15Roanoke, VAVA99,1111,076−27%

16Hampton, VAVA137,315831−48%

17Lynchburg, VAVA81,347799−19%

18Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148798+17%

19Portsmouth, VAVA96,777726−24%

20Chesapeake, VAVA255,332702−29%

21Albemarle County, VAVA118,356651−46%

22Falls Church, VAVA15,159583−49%

23Petersburg, VAVA33,734533+43%

24James City County, VAVA83,326528+127%

25Fairfax, VAVA26,772515−35%

26Manassas, VAVA44,332484−30%

27Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839426+4%

28Danville, VAVA41,647361−28%

29Manassas Park, VAVA16,560343−55%

30Fauquier County, VAVA76,503260−12%

31Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393240−66%

32King George County, VAVA29,646198−4%

33Culpeper County, VAVA57,666184+66%

34Prince George County, VAVA43,936170+710%

35Winchester, VAVA28,272155+49%

36Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058146+165%

37Augusta County, VAVA78,940140+73%

38Roanoke County, VAVA97,150120+15%

39Williamsburg, VAVA15,861116−43%

40Richmond County, VAVA9,294111+247%

41Hanover County, VAVA116,423110−55%

42Greene County, VAVA21,958102+10%

43Suffolk, VAVA104,69996−29%

44Buckingham County, VAVA17,13792+92%

45Accomack County, VAVA33,85990−43%

46Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49088+80%

47Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66387+172%

48Giles County, VAVA16,56486+76%

49Frederick County, VAVA99,95571−34%

50Scott County, VAVA21,20069+283%

51Caroline County, VAVA34,41367+10%

52Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89665−34%

53York County, VAVA71,37464−14%

54Norton, VAVA3,47756−50%

55Louisa County, VAVA42,92454−23%

56Rockingham County, VAVA89,31654−7%

57Madison County, VAVA14,23747−51%

58Brunswick County, VAVA15,72739+225%

59Mathews County, VAVA8,52939−22%

60Powhatan County, VAVA32,59139+1850%

61Orange County, VAVA40,08336−60%

62Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39134−43%

63Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43932−24%

64Grayson County, VAVA15,23031−16%

65Page County, VAVA23,76231+138%

66Warren County, VAVA42,74031+158%

67Appomattox County, VAVA17,17230+7%

68Patrick County, VAVA17,42429–

69Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74727−44%

70Northampton County, VAVA11,87927−43%

71Amherst County, VAVA31,96226−52%

72Buchanan County, VAVA18,49226−38%

73Halifax County, VAVA33,44726−41%

74Lee County, VAVA21,64226–

75Middlesex County, VAVA10,84126+117%

76Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73826−42%

77Staunton, VAVA26,80126−66%

78Bedford County, VAVA83,05924+500%

79Pulaski County, VAVA33,58624−45%

80Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32124+41%

81Campbell County, VAVA55,62924−60%

82Wise County, VAVA34,82420−53%

83Henry County, VAVA49,24220−81%

84Dickenson County, VAVA13,23619–

85Franklin County, VAVA55,52619−68%

86Gloucester County, VAVA40,09718−71%

87Southampton County, VAVA18,11018−61%

88Sussex County, VAVA10,75518−67%

89Radford, VAVA17,24317−90%

90Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97516−88%

91Lancaster County, VAVA10,99516+14%

92Washington County, VAVA53,89816−64%

93Salem, VAVA25,81616−60%

94King William County, VAVA19,61714−33%

95Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83913−70%

96Amelia County, VAVA13,63212−66%

97Surry County, VAVA6,60310−89%

98Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158−56%

99Botetourt County, VAVA34,1447–

100Carroll County, VAVA29,2997+75%

101Clarke County, VAVA15,6097−79%

102Nelson County, VAVA14,9207–

103Smyth County, VAVA28,8826−95%

104King and Queen County, VAVA6,7436–

105Floyd County, VAVA15,7895−86%

106Bristol, VAVA16,4185−84%

107Charles City County, VAVA6,6234−95%

108Emporia, VAVA5,4474−67%

109Charlotte County, VAVA11,4013−81%

110Russell County, VAVA25,3322+100%

111Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352−88%

112Hopewell, VAVA23,2611−99%

113Alleghany County, VAVA14,5460−100%

114Bath County, VAVA4,0760–

115Bland County, VAVA6,1510−100%

116Craig County, VAVA4,8000–

117Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520–

118Essex County, VAVA10,6540–

119Goochland County, VAVA29,1870−100%

120Greensville County, VAVA11,1810−100%

121Highland County, VAVA2,3180–

122New Kent County, VAVA28,0220−100%

123Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570−100%

124Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960−100%

125Wythe County, VAVA27,9830−100%

126Covington, VAVA5,6800–

127Franklin, VAVA8,4780−100%

128Poquoson, VAVA13,2920–

129Buena Vista, VAVA6,6720–

130Galax, VAVA6,6700−100%

131Lexington, VAVA7,7690–

132Martinsville, VAVA13,8490−100%

133Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES