Short Pump Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Short Pump, 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 Short Pump: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Short Pump spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 174 hours, about 7.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% less time on the road than the Virginia average of 23.2 minutes each way, a difference of 2.2 minutes.

Short Pump holds about 0.3% of Virginia's population and accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Short Pump would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,163 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)
Short Pump	20.9 min	41.9 min	174 hrs/yr	$5,407	3,943
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.

Short Pump Commute Map

On average, it takes 20.9 minutes to get to work in Short Pump. That's 7% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 29.5% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Short Pump

Walking is unusually rare in Short Pump: 3.8 times less than the Virginia average (0.5% vs 2.1%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Short Pump: 10.4 times less than the Virginia average (0.2% vs 2.3%).

Commute Mode Trends in Short Pump, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Short Pump 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	Other	Taxi	Walked	Bicycle	Public Transportation	Motorcycle
2009	93.1%	4.7%	0.4%	0.0%	1.2%	0.0%	0.4%	0.1%
2010	92.4%	5.2%	0.5%	0.0%	1.3%	0.0%	0.4%	0.1%
2011	93.6%	4.5%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
2012	93.6%	5.1%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
2013	93.7%	5.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%	0.0%
2014	93.4%	5.4%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.9%	0.0%
2015	93.7%	4.7%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%	1.1%	0.0%
2016	91.8%	6.1%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%	1.5%	0.0%
2017	90.1%	7.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%	1.3%	0.0%
2018	89.6%	8.3%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%	1.2%	0.0%
2019	88.3%	9.9%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%
2020	82.2%	16.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%	0.0%
2021	77.2%	21.4%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.1%
2022	74.2%	24.6%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%
2023	72.1%	26.1%	0.5%	0.0%	0.7%	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%
2024	68.1%	29.5%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2013 at 93.7%. Overall it fell from 93.1% in 2009 to 68.1% in 2024, down 25.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 9 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Short Pump: its share of workers rose from 4.7% in 2009 to 29.5% in 2024, up 24.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 19.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.2% to 0.5% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).

Public transit peaked at 1.5% in 2016 and has since fallen back to 0.2%.

Commute Start Times in Short Pump

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Short Pump?

The bars show when commuters in Short Pump 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		2.6%
5:00-5:29 AM		0.7%
5:30-5:59 AM		1.9%
6:00-6:29 AM		3.1%
6:30-6:59 AM		6.0%
7:00-7:29 AM		13.7%
7:30-7:59 AM		16.3%
8:00-8:29 AM		15.8%
8:30-8:59 AM		13.2%
9:00-9:59 AM		14.0%
10:00-10:59 AM		2.8%
11:00-11:59 AM		2.4%
12:00-3:59 PM		4.0%
4:00-11:59 PM		3.6%

Short Pump Virginia Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Short Pump is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 16.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.1% across Virginia. Early starts are less common than in Virginia: 5.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Virginia: 51.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.5% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.8%) 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 Short Pump, 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 Short Pump 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 Short Pump 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	Short Pump	Virginia	United States
2009	7:52 AM	7:37 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:51 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:52 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:55 AM	7:38 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:57 AM	7:38 AM	7:39 AM
2014	8:03 AM	7:38 AM	7:39 AM
2015	8:03 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2016	8:03 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2017	8:03 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2018	8:06 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2019	8:07 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2020	8:09 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2021	8:06 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2022	8:06 AM	7:39 AM	7:37 AM
2023	8:08 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2024	8:11 AM	7:40 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Short Pump were on the road by 8:11 AM, 19 minutes later than in 2009 (7:52 AM). The shift is sharper than across Virginia, where the typical start moved 3 minutes later. Commuters in Short Pump now leave 33 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 Short Pump has moved 4 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Short Pump in the whole series.

How does Short Pump's commute time compare?

Metric	Short Pump	Virginia	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	20.9 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	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	29.5%	18.3%	15.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.1%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%

The average commute time in Short Pump is 20.9 minutes, shorter than the 23.2 minutes in Virginia.

0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.3% in Virginia. 0.5% commute by walking, lower than the 2.1% in Virginia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Short Pump, VA Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Short Pump, VA compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Short Pump, VA	29,225	20.9 min #2/2	29.5% #1/2	8:11 AM #2/2
Tuckahoe, VA	49,193	20.0 min	25.6%	8:00 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Short Pump, Virginia.

Is commuting expensive in Short Pump, Virginia?

Commuters here spend an estimated 174 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,407 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical Virginia commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Short Pump, Virginia?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Short Pump, Virginia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Short Pump, Virginia?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 2.3% in Virginia, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How much time do residents in Short Pump, Virginia save by working from home?

About 29.5% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Short Pump would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,163 at the same national wage assumption used above.