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. The median across all 133 is 30. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Prince George County, VA, up 61 places to #34.

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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%

05▲1Richmond, VAVA237,2573,522−41%

06▼1Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493,321−47%

07Norfolk, VAVA231,0133,242−26%

08▲3Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,912−3%

09▼1Stafford County, VAVA170,8031,772−41%

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

11▼2Newport News, VAVA183,2301,434−50%

12▲4Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341,372+11%

13▲2Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881,317−9%

14▼2Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881,217−25%

15▼1Roanoke, VAVA99,1111,076−27%

16▼3Hampton, VAVA137,315831−48%

17▲3Lynchburg, VAVA81,347799−19%

18▲8Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148798+17%

19▲2Portsmouth, VAVA96,777726−24%

20▼1Chesapeake, VAVA255,332702−29%

21▼4Albemarle County, VAVA118,356651−46%

22▼4Falls Church, VAVA15,159583−49%

23▲6Petersburg, VAVA33,734533+43%

24▲8James City County, VAVA83,326528+127%

25▼3Fairfax, VAVA26,772515−35%

26▼1Manassas, VAVA44,332484−30%

27▲1Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839426+4%

28▼1Danville, VAVA41,647361−28%

29▼6Manassas Park, VAVA16,560343−55%

30Fauquier County, VAVA76,503260−12%

31▼7Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393240−66%

32▲1King George County, VAVA29,646198−4%

33▲7Culpeper County, VAVA57,666184+66%

34▲61Prince George County, VAVA43,936170+710%

35▲10Winchester, VAVA28,272155+49%

36▲28Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058146+165%

37▲15Augusta County, VAVA78,940140+73%

38▲6Roanoke County, VAVA97,150120+15%

39▼5Williamsburg, VAVA15,861116−43%

40▲49Richmond County, VAVA9,294111+247%

41▼10Hanover County, VAVA116,423110−55%

42▲6Greene County, VAVA21,958102+10%

43▼6Suffolk, VAVA104,69996−29%

44▲26Buckingham County, VAVA17,13792+92%

45▼9Accomack County, VAVA33,85990−43%

46▲22Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49088+80%

47▲43Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66387+172%

48▲21Giles County, VAVA16,56486+76%

49▼7Frederick County, VAVA99,95571−34%

50▲47Scott County, VAVA21,20069+283%

51▲7Caroline County, VAVA34,41367+10%

52▼6Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89665−34%

53▲2York County, VAVA71,37464−14%

54▼15Norton, VAVA3,47756−50%

55▲1Louisa County, VAVA42,92454−23%

56▲7Rockingham County, VAVA89,31654−7%

57▼10Madison County, VAVA14,23747−51%

58▲49Brunswick County, VAVA15,72739+225%

59▲8Mathews County, VAVA8,52939−22%

60▲57Powhatan County, VAVA32,59139+1850%

61▼12Orange County, VAVA40,08336−60%

62▼2Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39134−43%

63▲18Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43932−24%

64▲21Grayson County, VAVA15,23031−16%

65▲40Page County, VAVA23,76231+138%

66▲44Warren County, VAVA42,74031+158%

67▲25Appomattox County, VAVA17,17230+7%

68▲60Patrick County, VAVA17,42429–

69▲2Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74727−44%

70▲2Northampton County, VAVA11,87927−43%

71▼5Amherst County, VAVA31,96226−52%

72▲8Buchanan County, VAVA18,49226−38%

73▲2Halifax County, VAVA33,44726−41%

74▲52Lee County, VAVA21,64226–

75▲33Middlesex County, VAVA10,84126+117%

76▼2Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73826−42%

77▼23Staunton, VAVA26,80126−66%

78▲37Bedford County, VAVA83,05924+500%

79▼3Pulaski County, VAVA33,58624−45%

80▲20Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32124+41%

81▼20Campbell County, VAVA55,62924−60%

82▼3Wise County, VAVA34,82420−53%

83▼40Henry County, VAVA49,24220−81%

84▲39Dickenson County, VAVA13,23619–

85▼26Franklin County, VAVA55,52619−68%

86▼29Gloucester County, VAVA40,09718−71%

87▼14Southampton County, VAVA18,11018−61%

88▼23Sussex County, VAVA10,75518−67%

89▼54Radford, VAVA17,24317−90%

90▼52Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97516−88%

91▲12Lancaster County, VAVA10,99516+14%

92▼14Washington County, VAVA53,89816−64%

93▼10Salem, VAVA25,81616−60%

94King William County, VAVA19,61714−33%

95▼18Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83913−70%

96▼10Amelia County, VAVA13,63212−66%

97▼47Surry County, VAVA6,60310−89%

98▼2Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158−56%

99▲21Botetourt County, VAVA34,1447–

100▲16Carroll County, VAVA29,2997+75%

101▼13Clarke County, VAVA15,6097−79%

102▲25Nelson County, VAVA14,9207–

103▼62Smyth County, VAVA28,8826−95%

104▲27King and Queen County, VAVA6,7436–

105▼21Floyd County, VAVA15,7895−86%

106▼15Bristol, VAVA16,4185−84%

107▼54Charles City County, VAVA6,6234−95%

108▲3Emporia, VAVA5,4474−67%

109▼8Charlotte County, VAVA11,4013−81%

110▲8Russell County, VAVA25,3322+100%

111▼12Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352−88%

112▼61Hopewell, VAVA23,2611−99%

113▼15Alleghany County, VAVA14,5460−100%

114▲5Bath County, VAVA4,0760–

115▼2Bland County, VAVA6,1510−100%

116▲5Craig County, VAVA4,8000–

117▲5Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520–

118▲6Essex County, VAVA10,6540–

119▼26Goochland County, VAVA29,1870−100%

120▼8Greensville County, VAVA11,1810−100%

121▲4Highland County, VAVA2,3180–

122▼35New Kent County, VAVA28,0220−100%

123▼9Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570−100%

124▼15Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960−100%

125▼23Wythe County, VAVA27,9830−100%

126▲3Covington, VAVA5,6800–

127▼23Franklin, VAVA8,4780−100%

128▲2Poquoson, VAVA13,2920–

129▲3Buena Vista, VAVA6,6720–

130▼24Galax, VAVA6,6700−100%

131▲2Lexington, VAVA7,7690–

132▼50Martinsville, VAVA13,8490−100%

133▼71Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510−100%

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