How long is the commute in Chesapeake?

Average travel time to work in Chesapeake, VA, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Chesapeake gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 22.6 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 77.4
• Carpooled: 8.1
• Transit: 0.6
• Walked: 0.9
• From home: 11.5

Average commute (minutes)

• Chesapeake: 22.6
• Chesapeake city: 22.6
• VA: 23.1
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 11.5% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical commute here is close to the national average.

Working from home went from 3.2% of workers in 2015 to 11.5% in the latest estimates.