Springfield Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Springfield, 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 Springfield: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Springfield spend about 57 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 236 hours, about 9.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 22% more time on the road than the Virginia average of 23.2 minutes each way, a difference of 5.2 minutes.

Springfield holds about 0.4% of Virginia's population and accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Springfield would save about 94 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,927 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)
Springfield	28.3 min	56.6 min	236 hrs/yr	$7,317	3,935
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.

Springfield Commute Map

On average, it takes 28.3 minutes to get to work in Springfield. That's 26% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 17.8% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Springfield

Public transit is unusually common in Springfield: 3.1 times more than the Virginia average (7.4% vs 2.3%).

Biking is unusually rare in Springfield: 1249542.2 times less than the Virginia average (0.0% vs 0.3%).

Commute Mode Trends in Springfield, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Springfield 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	Public Transportation	Walked	Other	Taxi	Motorcycle	Bicycle
2009	84.9%	2.6%	9.6%	1.4%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.0%
2010	86.2%	2.3%	8.6%	1.9%	0.6%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%
2011	86.5%	2.1%	8.4%	2.0%	0.6%	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
2012	84.8%	1.9%	9.5%	2.6%	0.5%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
2013	83.8%	2.1%	10.1%	2.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%
2014	83.2%	2.5%	10.3%	2.4%	0.7%	0.5%	0.1%	0.3%
2015	81.9%	2.8%	10.8%	2.1%	1.1%	0.7%	0.1%	0.4%
2016	82.5%	2.9%	9.9%	2.0%	1.4%	0.9%	0.1%	0.3%
2017	83.6%	3.5%	8.1%	2.0%	1.9%	0.5%	0.2%	0.1%
2018	82.7%	3.7%	8.5%	2.4%	2.1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
2019	82.2%	3.5%	8.1%	2.7%	2.8%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
2020	80.3%	6.8%	8.6%	2.0%	1.9%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
2021	77.7%	10.9%	8.1%	1.6%	1.2%	0.3%	0.2%	0.0%
2022	75.9%	12.9%	8.1%	1.0%	1.2%	0.3%	0.4%	0.0%
2023	73.0%	15.2%	8.1%	1.2%	1.7%	0.3%	0.5%	0.0%
2024	71.4%	17.8%	7.4%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2011 at 86.5%. Overall it fell from 84.9% in 2009 to 71.4% in 2024, down 13.5 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Springfield: its share of workers rose from 2.6% in 2009 to 17.8% in 2024, up 15.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 14.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 9.6% to 7.4% of workers (down 2.2 percentage points).

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

Walking peaked at 2.7% in 2019 and has since fallen back to 1.4%.

Commute Start Times in Springfield

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Springfield?

The bars show when commuters in Springfield 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		0.9%
5:00-5:29 AM		3.9%
5:30-5:59 AM		4.8%
6:00-6:29 AM		11.2%
6:30-6:59 AM		7.7%
7:00-7:29 AM		13.2%
7:30-7:59 AM		11.1%
8:00-8:29 AM		13.1%
8:30-8:59 AM		7.7%
9:00-9:59 AM		8.2%
10:00-10:59 AM		4.5%
11:00-11:59 AM		2.0%
12:00-3:59 PM		6.4%
4:00-11:59 PM		5.3%

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

The busiest time to head out in Springfield is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.2% across Virginia. Early starts are less common than in Virginia: 9.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Virginia: 45.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.5% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.4%) 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 Springfield, 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 Springfield 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 Springfield 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	Springfield	Virginia	United States
2009	7:33 AM	7:37 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:23 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:22 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:23 AM	7:38 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:25 AM	7:38 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:30 AM	7:38 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:40 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:45 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:46 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:46 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:40 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:41 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:46 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:53 AM	7:39 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:49 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:52 AM	7:40 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Springfield were on the road by 7:52 AM, 20 minutes later than in 2009 (7:33 AM). The shift is sharper than across Virginia, where the typical start moved 3 minutes later. Commuters in Springfield now leave 15 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 Springfield has moved 13 minutes later.

How does Springfield's commute time compare?

Metric	Springfield	Virginia	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	28.3 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	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	17.8%	18.3%	15.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.1%	2.4%
Public Transit	7.4%	2.3%	3.2%

The average commute time in Springfield is 28.3 minutes, longer than the 23.2 minutes in Virginia.

7.4% commute by public transit, higher than the 2.3% in Virginia. 1.4% commute by walking, lower than the 2.1% in Virginia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Springfield, VA Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

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

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Springfield, VA	30,609	28.3 min #1/2	17.8% #2/2	7:52 AM #1/2
West Springfield, VA	22,545	30.9 min	26.1%	8:03 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Springfield, Virginia.

Is living in Springfield, Virginia good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 236 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,317 at a typical national wage. That's 22% more than the typical Virginia commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Springfield, Virginia?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Springfield, 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 Springfield, Virginia?

Public transit usage is notably higher here than typical: about 7.4% of commuters use it versus 2.3% in Virginia, making it a realistic option for many workers.