Worst Time to Start Your Commute in Ashburn and 5 Other Local Commuting Facts

ASHBURN, VA — It's amazing the difference that 30 minutes will make on your commute. Leaving earlier or later could mean sitting in the car less, or it could also mean finishing an entire audiobook. New U.S. Census Bureau data looked at 5 years of commuting patterns in and around Ashburn.

It found that the highest percentage of workers in Ashburn start their commute between 7 a.m. and 7:29 a.m. The second most frequent window was between 8 a.m. and 8:29 a.m. The third most popular time to leave home is the half-hour beginning at 7:30.

Twenty-four percent of commuters in Ashburn work a non-traditional shift, heading to work between 9 a.m. and midnight. That's higher than the state average of nearly 23 percent, but in line with the national average.

The census released the figures Thursday as part of the American Community Survey, which collected five years of data on more than 40 topics, including several questions about the local commute.

Here are 5 other interesting finding about the commute in and around Ashburn.

1. 47 percent of Ashburn area residents work in Loudoun County. 22 percent live and work in the Ashburn area.

2. 8 percent of Ashburn residents carpool.

3. 6.9 percent of Ashburn residents work from home.

4. 47.9 percent of workers in the Ashburn area had 2 cars at home.

5. The average travel times to work:

• Ashburn area: 31.5 minutes
• Sterling area: 25.9 minutes
• Loudoun County: 33 minutes
• Virginia: 27.9 minutes
• Unites States: 25.9 minutes
• 20147: 30.6 minutes
• 20148: 34.5 minutes
• 20164: 27.3 minutes
• 20165: 32.2 minutes
• 20166: 26.9 minutes
• 20175: 31.4 minutes
• 20176: 32.8 minutes

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