Prince Edward County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Prince Edward County, Virginia: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Prince Edward County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Prince Edward County spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 158 hours, about 6.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 18% less time on the road than the Virginia average of 23.2 minutes each way, a difference of 4.3 minutes.

Prince Edward County holds about 0.3% of Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Prince Edward County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,954 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)
Prince Edward County	18.9 min	37.8 min	158 hrs/yr	$4,884	893
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

Prince Edward County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 18.9 minutes to get to work in Prince Edward County. That's 16% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Faster than 80% of counties in Virginia

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Prince Edward County

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

Public transit is unusually rare in Prince Edward County: 5.9 times less than the Virginia average (0.4% vs 2.3%).

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

Commute Mode Trends in Prince Edward County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Prince Edward 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	Other	Bicycle	Public Transportation	Taxi	Motorcycle
2009	86.4%	2.4%	6.7%	2.8%	0.0%	1.4%	0.0%	0.4%
2010	85.2%	3.8%	5.8%	4.0%	0.0%	0.9%	0.0%	0.3%
2011	83.2%	5.9%	6.7%	3.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.0%	0.2%
2012	82.1%	5.9%	7.9%	3.2%	0.2%	0.7%	0.0%	0.0%
2013	80.7%	6.1%	7.9%	4.4%	0.2%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%
2014	80.7%	6.3%	7.9%	4.8%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2015	81.2%	4.9%	8.7%	4.5%	0.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	80.8%	3.4%	8.9%	5.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	81.5%	3.6%	9.4%	4.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	84.5%	2.8%	9.3%	2.1%	0.8%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	83.4%	3.5%	8.6%	3.2%	0.9%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	85.5%	4.3%	7.0%	2.2%	0.2%	0.7%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	84.5%	7.5%	5.7%	1.9%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	86.6%	6.0%	4.4%	2.4%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	86.0%	6.6%	4.5%	2.6%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	84.3%	7.3%	5.6%	1.8%	0.7%	0.4%	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 2022 at 86.6% and lowest in 2013 at 80.7%. Overall it fell from 86.4% in 2009 to 84.3% in 2024, down 2.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Prince Edward County: its share of workers rose from 2.4% in 2009 to 7.3% in 2024, up 4.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 6.7% to 5.6% of workers (down 1.1 percentage points).

Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Prince Edward County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Prince Edward County?

The bars show when commuters in Prince Edward 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		4.5%
5:00-5:29 AM		3.8%
5:30-5:59 AM		3.2%
6:00-6:29 AM		9.9%
6:30-6:59 AM		7.9%
7:00-7:29 AM		15.4%
7:30-7:59 AM		14.9%
8:00-8:29 AM		10.3%
8:30-8:59 AM		2.3%
9:00-9:59 AM		10.5%
10:00-10:59 AM		3.3%
11:00-11:59 AM		1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM		6.3%
4:00-11:59 PM		5.9%

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

The busiest time to head out in Prince Edward County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.2% across Virginia. Early starts are less common than in Virginia: 11.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush looks much like Virginia's: 48.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.5% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.7%) 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward 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	Prince Edward County	Virginia	United States
2009	7:51 AM	7:37 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:54 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:51 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:54 AM	7:38 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:49 AM	7:38 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:49 AM	7:38 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:44 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:42 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:45 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:42 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:44 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:38 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:35 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:29 AM	7:39 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:31 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:41 AM	7:40 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Prince Edward County were on the road by 7:41 AM, 10 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:51 AM). That goes against the trend across Virginia, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Prince Edward County now leave 3 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 Prince Edward County has moved 3 minutes earlier.

How does Prince Edward County's commute time compare?

Metric	Prince Edward County	Virginia	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	18.9 min	23.2 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 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	7.3%	18.3%	15.0%
Walked	5.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.4%	2.3%	3.2%

The average commute time in Prince Edward County is 18.9 minutes, shorter than the 23.2 minutes in Virginia.

0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.3% in Virginia. 5.6% commute by walking, higher than the 2.1% in Virginia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Prince Edward County, VA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Prince Edward County, VA is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 21,996 residents against a local median of 12,016. Prince Edward County, VA's one-way commute, at 18.9 min, runs 38% below the 30.3 min typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.

The counties themselves spread 18.4 min on one-way commute, so Prince Edward County, VA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Prince Edward County, VA has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Prince Edward County, VA	21,996	18.9 min #1/6	7.3% #4/6	7:40 AM #6/6
Charlotte County, VA	11,422	28.8 min	6.4%	7:23 AM
Lunenburg County, VA	12,016	30.3 min	5.2%	7:15 AM
Cumberland County, VA	9,818	31.5 min	8.7%	7:16 AM
Buckingham County, VA	16,972	41.3 min	7.9%	6:55 AM
Nottoway County, VA	15,597	22.8 min	8.7%	7:21 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Prince Edward County, Virginia.

Is commuting expensive in Prince Edward County, Virginia?

Commuters here spend an estimated 158 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,884 at a typical national wage. That's 18% less than the typical Virginia commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Prince Edward County, Virginia?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Prince Edward County, 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.

How common is public transit use in Prince Edward County, Virginia?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.4% 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).