Bath County Commute Time Map & Patterns

Q: What is the financial impact of commuting in Bath County, Virginia?

Commuters here spend an estimated 110 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,408 at a typical national wage. That's 43% less than the typical Virginia commuter spends.

Q: What are the busiest morning travel hours in Bath County, Virginia?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Bath County, Virginia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Q: How common is public transit use in Bath County, Virginia?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 2.3% in Virginia, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Q: How do commute times compare across counties in Virginia?

Among counties in Virginia, the shortest average commutes are in Lexington city (10.6 min), Covington city (12.2 min), Norton city (13.1 min). The longest are in Amelia County (43.7 min), Craig County (41.3 min), Buckingham County (41.3 min).

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Commute Time Burden in Bath County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Bath County spend about 26 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 110 hours, about 4.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 43% less time on the road than the Virginia average of 23.2 minutes each way, a difference of 10.0 minutes.

Bath County holds about 0.0% of Virginia's population and accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Bath County would save about 44 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,363 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area	One-Way Commute	Daily Round-Trip	Yearly Time Spent	Estimated Yearly Cost	Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Bath County	13.2 min	26.4 min	110 hrs/yr	$3,408	201
Virginia	23.2 min	46.3 min	193 hrs/yr	$5,986	1,531
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Virginia Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Virginia

Lexington city (10.6 min)
Covington city (12.2 min)
Norton city (13.1 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in Virginia

Amelia County (43.7 min)
Craig County (41.3 min)
Buckingham County (41.3 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Bath County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 13.2 minutes to get to work in Bath County. That's 41% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Among the top 5 fastest counties in Virginia

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 3.6% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Bath County

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Bath County, versus 0.1% in Virginia.

Driving is 25% more common in Bath County than the Virginia average (94.4% vs 75.6%).

Public transit is essentially absent in Bath County, versus 2.3% in Virginia.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Bath County, versus 0.2% in Virginia.

Working from home is unusually rare in Bath County: 5.1 times less than the Virginia average (3.6% vs 18.3%).

Biking is essentially absent in Bath County, versus 0.3% in Virginia.

Commute Mode Trends in Bath County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Bath County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Worked at Home	Walked	Public Transportation	Taxi	Motorcycle	Bicycle	Other
2009	95.0%	2.6%	1.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.7%
2010	94.7%	1.8%	3.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%
2011	92.4%	2.8%	3.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.7%
2012	91.4%	3.4%	3.9%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.0%
2013	90.8%	2.3%	6.6%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2014	91.0%	2.4%	6.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2015	91.2%	3.3%	4.3%	1.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2016	89.7%	4.6%	4.6%	1.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	87.2%	6.3%	5.0%	1.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	92.8%	3.1%	2.3%	1.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	88.5%	7.3%	2.0%	1.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.8%
2020	94.3%	3.6%	1.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.7%
2021	95.7%	2.0%	1.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.0%
2022	94.0%	4.2%	1.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.7%
2023	94.0%	4.0%	1.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%
2024	94.4%	3.6%	2.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2021 at 95.7% and lowest in 2017 at 87.2%. Overall it fell from 95.0% in 2009 to 94.4% in 2024, down 0.6 percentage points.

Working from home gained the most ground in Bath County: its share of workers rose from 2.6% in 2009 to 3.6% in 2024, up 1.0 percentage points.

Walking peaked at 6.6% in 2013 and has since fallen back to 2.0%.

Commute Start Times in Bath County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Bath County?

The bars show when commuters in Bath County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Virginia for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		0.3%
5:00-5:29 AM		3.6%
5:30-5:59 AM		3.4%
6:00-6:29 AM		13.4%
6:30-6:59 AM		3.8%
7:00-7:29 AM		17.8%
7:30-7:59 AM		20.4%
8:00-8:29 AM		16.0%
8:30-8:59 AM		3.7%
9:00-9:59 AM		4.1%
10:00-10:59 AM		4.4%
11:00-11:59 AM		0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM		7.1%
4:00-11:59 PM		2.2%

Bath County Virginia Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Bath County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 20.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.1% across Virginia. Early starts are less common than in Virginia: 7.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Virginia: 57.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.5% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.8%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Bath County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Bath County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Bath County next to Virginia and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show typical departure times by year

Year	Bath County	Virginia	United States
2009	7:49 AM	7:37 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:41 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:20 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:37 AM	7:38 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:37 AM	7:38 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:23 AM	7:38 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:28 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:37 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:38 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:38 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:52 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:50 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:42 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:53 AM	7:39 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:42 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:42 AM	7:40 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Bath County were on the road by 7:42 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:49 AM). That goes against the trend across Virginia, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Bath County now leave 4 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Bath County has moved 10 minutes earlier.

How does Bath County's commute time compare?

Metric	Bath County	Virginia	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	13.2 min	23.2 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	3.6%	18.3%	15.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.1%	2.4%
Public Transit	< 0.1%	2.3%	3.2%

The average commute time in Bath County is 13.2 minutes, shorter than the 23.2 minutes in Virginia.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.3% in Virginia. 2.0% commute by walking, lower than the 2.1% in Virginia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Bath County, VA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Bath County, VA is the 4th largest of the 5 counties compared here, 4,100 residents against a local median of 11,322. Where Bath County, VA breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 63% below the local median of 9.7% at 3.6%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 13.2 min against a local median of 19.3 min, 31% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 31% below the local median it puts Bath County, VA at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 17.2% on work from home, so Bath County, VA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Bath County, VA has the 5th highest work from home of the 5 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Bath County, VA	4,100	13.2 min #1/5	3.6% #5/5	7:42 AM #4/5
Highland County, VA	2,296	20.4 min	21.1%	7:46 AM
Alleghany County, VA	14,859	18.1 min	3.8%	7:40 AM
Pocahontas County, WV	7,784	17.2 min	9.1%	7:25 AM
Rockbridge County, VA	22,531	22.4 min	10.3%	7:39 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Bath County, Virginia.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Bath County, Virginia?

Commuters here spend an estimated 110 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,408 at a typical national wage. That's 43% less than the typical Virginia commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Bath County, Virginia?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Bath County, Virginia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Bath County, Virginia?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 2.3% in Virginia, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How do commute times compare across counties in Virginia?

Among counties in Virginia, the shortest average commutes are in Lexington city (10.6 min), Covington city (12.2 min), Norton city (13.1 min). The longest are in Amelia County (43.7 min), Craig County (41.3 min), Buckingham County (41.3 min).