Richmond

Shortest commutes to Downtown Richmond

Ranked on distance to Downtown Richmond at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·20 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
A house and gas station in Lakeside, Virginia.
Lakeside$288k median · 20.0 min commute
Commute B+Housing DCost of living A−
93
Commute score
overall 67 C+
2
A downtown view of Richmond, VA
Richmond$353k median · 21.7 min commute
Commute B+Housing D−Cost of living B
92
Commute score
overall 62 C
3
area Richmond-Peterburg
Manchester$317k median · 21.9 min commute
Commute BHousing DCost of living B+
90
Commute score
overall 65 C+
4
Tuckahoe Creek, which forms part of the border between Henrico and Goochland Counties of the U.S. state of Virginia.
Tuckahoe$463k median · 21.1 min commute
Commute B+Housing CCost of living B+
88
Commute score
overall 67 C+
5
East Highland Park in Henrico County, Virginia.
East Highland Park$229k median · 23.6 min commute
Commute CHousing FCost of living B
85
Commute score
overall 57 C−
6
Bon Air$365k median · 24.9 min commute
Commute C+Housing CCost of living B−
83
Commute score
overall 66 C+
7
Entrance to Rockwood Park, in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Rockwood$354k median · 23.8 min commute
Commute C+Housing CCost of living B
82
Commute score
overall 64 C+
8
Center of the Highland Springs Historic District, in Highland Springs, Virginia.
Highland Springs$227k median · 23.3 min commute
Commute C+Housing FCost of living B+
82
Commute score
overall 53 C−
9
Laurel Industrial School Historic District
Laurel$284k median · 24.0 min commute
Commute C+Housing DCost of living B+
82
Commute score
overall 61 C
10
Short Pump, VA
Short Pump$569k median · 21.8 min commute
Commute B+Housing B−Cost of living B−
81
Commute score
overall 73 B
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Lakeside (Packer1028 · CC0); Richmond (Bruce Emmerling · CC BY-SA 4.0); Manchester (wikipedia inglesa · CC BY-SA 3.0); Tuckahoe (Philroc · CC BY-SA 4.0); East Highland Park (Packer1028 · CC0); Rockwood (Packer1028 · CC0); Highland Springs (Packer1028 · CC0); Laurel (Jjmusgrove · CC BY-SA 3.0); Short Pump (Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0).