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Commute Time Burden in Lexington city: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Lexington city spend about 21 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 88 hours, about 3.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 54% less time on the road than the Virginia average of 23.2 minutes each way, a difference of 12.6 minutes.

Lexington city holds about 0.1% of Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Lexington city would save about 35 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,092 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)
Lexington city 10.6 min 21.1 min 88 hrs/yr $2,730 753
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
  1. Lexington city (10.6 min)
  2. Covington city (12.2 min)
  3. Norton city (13.1 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Virginia
  1. Amelia County (43.7 min)
  2. Craig County (41.3 min)
  3. Buckingham County (41.3 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Lexington city
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 10.6 minutes to get to work in Lexington city. That's 53% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Fastest county in Virginia

The most common departure window is 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by walking. About 14.5% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Lexington city

  • Car: 59.5% unusually low
  • Walked: 26.0% unusually high
  • Worked at Home: 14.5%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Other: < 0.1%

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Lexington city, versus 0.1% in Virginia.

Driving is 21% less common in Lexington city than the Virginia average (59.5% vs 75.6%).

Walking is unusually common in Lexington city: 12.6 times more than the Virginia average (26.0% vs 2.1%).

Public transit is essentially absent in Lexington city, versus 2.3% in Virginia.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Lexington city, versus 0.2% in Virginia.

Biking is essentially absent in Lexington city, versus 0.3% in Virginia.

Lexington city stands out for active commuting: 26.0% of workers walk or bike to work, 11.1 times the Virginia average of 2.3%.

Commute Mode Trends in Lexington city, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Lexington city 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 Walked Worked at Home Public Transportation Taxi Motorcycle Bicycle Other
2009 61.5% 28.0% 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 5.1%
2010 65.4% 25.4% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.9% 3.9%
2011 57.0% 31.3% 6.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 3.3%
2012 59.9% 26.5% 9.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 2.6%
2013 59.7% 27.0% 8.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.6% 2.2%
2014 58.3% 29.9% 9.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.1% 0.5%
2015 57.1% 31.7% 8.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.1% 0.5%
2016 54.2% 36.9% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 0.0%
2017 56.1% 36.2% 5.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 0.0%
2018 55.2% 36.0% 7.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.2%
2019 61.7% 32.0% 5.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.6%
2020 59.3% 34.1% 5.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.5%
2021 60.0% 27.7% 11.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.7%
2022 57.5% 28.9% 13.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
2023 55.9% 30.6% 13.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 59.5% 26.0% 14.5% 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 2010 at 65.4% and lowest in 2016 at 54.2%. Overall it fell from 61.5% in 2009 to 59.5% in 2024, down 2.0 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Lexington city: its share of workers rose from 4.2% in 2009 to 14.5% in 2024, up 10.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 9.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 28.0% to 26.0% of workers (down 2.0 percentage points).

Biking peaked at 2.9% in 2010 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.

Commute Start Times in Lexington city

  • Sleeping InThe highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Virginia's 133 counties: 40.1% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
  • Night OwlThe 2nd-latest start among Virginia's 133 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 8:21 AM.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Lexington city?

The bars show when commuters in Lexington city 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
5.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
0.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
0.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
8.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
1.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
17.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
15.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
5.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
17.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
3.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
2.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
3.7%

Lexington city Virginia Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Lexington city is 9:00-9:59 AM, when 17.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 7.2% across Virginia. Early starts are less common than in Virginia: 5.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Virginia: 42.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.5% there. About 1 in 2 commuters (40.1%) 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 Lexington city, 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 Lexington city 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 Lexington city 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 Lexington city Virginia United States
2009 8:27 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2010 8:27 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2011 8:51 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2012 8:33 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2013 8:49 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2014 8:23 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2015 8:21 AM 7:39 AM 7:38 AM
2016 8:47 AM 7:39 AM 7:38 AM
2017 8:40 AM 7:39 AM 7:38 AM
2018 8:41 AM 7:38 AM 7:37 AM
2019 8:38 AM 7:38 AM 7:37 AM
2020 8:34 AM 7:38 AM 7:37 AM
2021 8:23 AM 7:38 AM 7:37 AM
2022 8:19 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2023 8:26 AM 7:39 AM 7:38 AM
2024 8:21 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Lexington city were on the road by 8:21 AM, 6 minutes earlier than in 2009 (8:27 AM). That goes against the trend across Virginia, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Lexington city now leave 43 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 Lexington city has moved 17 minutes earlier.

How does Lexington city's commute time compare?

Metric Lexington city Virginia US Average
Avg. Commute Time 10.6 min 23.2 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 14.5% 18.3% 15.0%
Walked 26.0% 2.1% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 2.3% 3.2%

The average commute time in Lexington city is 10.6 minutes, shorter than the 23.2 minutes in Virginia.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.3% in Virginia. 26.0% commute by walking, higher than the 2.1% in Virginia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Lexington city, VA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Lexington city, VA is the 4th largest of the 5 counties compared here, 7,525 residents against a local median of 27,005. The measure that sets Lexington city, VA apart most is one-way commute: 10.6 min, 52% below the local median of 22.2 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.

Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 14.5% against a local median of 10.2%, 42% above it. The counties themselves spread 9.2 min on one-way commute, so Lexington city, VA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Lexington city, VA has the lowest one-way commute of the 5 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Lexington city, VA 7,525 10.6 min #1/5 14.5% #1/5 8:21 AM #5/5
Rockbridge County, VA 22,531 22.4 min 10.3% 7:39 AM
Amherst County, VA 31,478 21.9 min 10.1% 7:41 AM
Bath County, VA 4,100 13.2 min 3.6% 7:42 AM
Botetourt County, VA 34,003 22.4 min 12.6% 7:40 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Lexington city, Virginia.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Lexington city, Virginia?

Commuters here spend an estimated 88 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,730 at a typical national wage. That's 54% less than the typical Virginia commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Lexington city, Virginia?

Traffic peaks between 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM in Lexington city, Virginia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Lexington city, 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.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).