Governing magazine has just published an interactive map showing which United States metros have the highest percentage of workers who walk to work. No surprise, the leaders in Virginia are small metros with large student populations — Charlottesville, Blacksburg and Harrisonburg.
The graphics are somewhat deceptive, however. The size of the dot appears to bear some correlation to the percentage of population that walks to work, but it’s an imperfect one. (Hampton Road’s dot is so small it barely registers on the map, yet the percentage of population walking to work is nearly double that of Richmond.) So, to make sure you get an accurate picture, here’s the key data extracted from the interactive features of the map:
6.1% — Charlottesville
5.1% — Blacksburg/Christiansburg
4.7% — Harrisonburg
3.2% — Washington
3.2% — Lynchburg
2.7% — Winchester
2.5% — Virginia Beach/Norfolk
1.8% — Roanoke
1.4% — Richmond
1.1% — Danville
1.0% — Bristol/Kingsport
— JAB
