2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Bristol, VA vs Richmond, KY

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- The average commute for residents of Richmond is 3.2% longer than it is for residents of Bristol.
- 30.5% fewer residents of Richmond work from home compared to residents of Bristol.
 Bristol, VARichmond, KYUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2127
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 Commute Mode
 Bristol, VARichmond, KYUnited States
 Auto (alone)81.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.4%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk3.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock4.7%9.7%
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 Bristol, VARichmond, KYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.6.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock20.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.4.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock8.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%2.9%
Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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