RANKING · 2024 ACS · 123 SHOWN OF 123

Most car-dependent, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 123 is 68.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Adams, MA, up 42 places to #1.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01▲42Adams, MAMA5,42786.5%+8.1 pts

02▲3Somerset, MAMA18,29884.4%−6.8 pts

03▼1East Harwich, MAMA5,65483.1%−2.3 pts

04▲29West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19482.4%+0.8 pts

05▼4North Westport, MAMA5,28982.4%−8.6 pts

06▲5Palmer, MAMA12,36781.6%−4.1 pts

07▼1Agawam, MAMA28,78381.0%−8.9 pts

08▲9West Springfield, MAMA28,82981.0%−2.8 pts

09▼2Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15580.3%−4.4 pts

10▲11Taunton, MAMA62,52280.0%−2.6 pts

11▼7Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40579.7%−12.1 pts

12▲2South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55279.5%−5.4 pts

13▲6Whitinsville, MAMA7,11578.3%−4.2 pts

14▼2Westfield, MAMA40,54678.3%−7.2 pts

15▼5Chicopee, MAMA55,31078.3%−8.0 pts

16▼1Peabody, MAMA55,95377.4%−8.9 pts

17▲3Leominster, MAMA44,19477.2%−7.2 pts

18▲29Webster, MAMA12,22877.1%−7.3 pts

19▼10East Falmouth, MAMA6,24577.0%−10.2 pts

20▼7Spencer, MAMA5,66176.4%−8.3 pts

21▲20Southbridge, MAMA18,10576.2%−1.8 pts

22▲39North Adams, MAMA12,36876.1%+4.4 pts

23▼1Kingston, MAMA5,91075.2%−8.2 pts

24▲11Haverhill, MAMA68,36175.0%−5.4 pts

25▲3Pittsfield, MAMA42,90974.4%−6.8 pts

26▲29Barnstable, MAMA50,10174.3%−7.8 pts

27Methuen, MAMA54,58474.1%–

28▲10North Attleborough, MAMA31,50673.8%–

29▲3Clinton, MAMA7,65873.6%−8.1 pts

30▼3Salisbury, MAMA5,65673.2%−6.1 pts

31▲18Bridgewater, MAMA29,30972.9%–

32▲33Fitchburg, MAMA42,13672.8%−5.3 pts

33▲26Holyoke, MAMA38,02372.6%−5.7 pts

34▼31Bellingham, MAMA5,32572.5%−13.3 pts

35▼10Oxford, MAMA5,67172.4%−11.2 pts

36▲10Abington, MAMA17,05372.2%−13.0 pts

37▼14Attleboro, MAMA47,44772.2%−6.7 pts

38▲26New Bedford, MAMA101,83472.1%−4.4 pts

39▲17Springfield, MAMA154,70272.0%−5.3 pts

40▲8Gloucester, MAMA30,62771.9%−3.0 pts

41▲26Holbrook, MAMA11,38071.9%−10.5 pts

42▲18Saugus, MAMA28,77371.7%−10.6 pts

43▲7Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96171.6%−7.5 pts

44Amesbury, MAMA17,58871.2%–

45▲12Lowell, MAMA119,97171.0%−6.3 pts

46▼38Foxborough, MAMA6,25170.9%−15.8 pts

47▼7Fall River, MAMA95,29870.9%−9.7 pts

48▲14Brockton, MAMA106,13470.7%−6.3 pts

49Easthampton, MAMA15,85170.6%–

50▼14Wilmington, MAMA23,33670.5%−15.3 pts

51▼22Danvers, MAMA28,09870.3%−14.1 pts

52▼15Longmeadow, MAMA15,69670.2%−17.4 pts

53▲27Athol, MAMA8,80170.1%−10.3 pts

54▲12Greenfield, MAMA17,69170.1%–

55▼29Walpole, MAMA6,46170.0%−15.2 pts

56▼11Hudson, MAMA15,71969.9%−13.9 pts

57▼33Maynard, MAMA10,71269.3%−16.3 pts

58▼5Woburn, MAMA43,96269.1%−12.9 pts

59▲15Nantucket, MAMA10,01769.1%+16.8 pts

60▼44Pinehurst, MAMA6,84568.9%−14.9 pts

61▼9Gardner, MAMA21,48368.8%−9.8 pts

62▼23Burlington, MAMA26,27468.6%−16.6 pts

63▼33Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22267.9%−7.8 pts

64▲20Marshfield, MAMA5,16167.7%−24.3 pts

65▼14Franklin, MAMA33,95567.7%−11.4 pts

66▼22Plymouth, MAMA7,91867.4%−10.4 pts

67▲1Weymouth, MAMA59,75967.3%−10.4 pts

68▼5Hull, MAMA10,13867.0%−12.7 pts

69▼38Stoneham, MAMA23,35566.8%−17.7 pts

70▲22Lynn, MAMA104,23666.4%−4.7 pts

71▲7Lawrence, MAMA89,32066.3%+1.6 pts

72▼14Milford, MAMA27,73166.3%−13.8 pts

73▼55Ware, MAMA6,36966.2%−16.0 pts

74▼5Northborough, MAMA6,39265.9%−18.3 pts

75▲8Worcester, MAMA213,86265.2%−10.7 pts

76▼22Marlborough, MAMA42,77265.2%−14.1 pts

77▼7Randolph, MAMA34,94865.0%–

78▼1Norwood, MAMA31,54263.9%−14.2 pts

79▼37Lynnfield, MAMA13,06463.8%−21.0 pts

80▼5Dedham, MAMA25,23763.4%−10.3 pts

81▲12North Scituate, MAMA6,49262.5%−12.3 pts

82▲4Braintree, MAMA38,95762.0%−13.3 pts

83▲2Beverly, MAMA43,36360.6%−16.3 pts

84▼11Framingham, MAMA73,02160.5%−13.8 pts

85▼13Wakefield, MAMA27,79359.8%−19.4 pts

86▼10Newburyport, MAMA19,14858.2%−17.8 pts

87▼8Scituate, MAMA5,79657.9%−21.4 pts

88▲3Northampton, MAMA31,04757.4%−6.8 pts

89▼18Cochituate, MAMA6,47157.3%−21.5 pts

90▲8The Pinehills, MAMA5,28257.3%−11.4 pts

91▼10Reading, MAMA25,61256.9%−24.1 pts

92▲2Andover, MAMA9,45156.3%−22.4 pts

93▲3Salem, MAMA45,38155.9%−12.1 pts

94▲3Swampscott, MAMA15,27754.5%−23.7 pts

95▲5Milton, MAMA28,58753.6%−22.0 pts

96▲7Revere, MAMA60,14153.1%−5.1 pts

97▼7Waltham, MAMA65,03753.0%−16.7 pts

98▲8Winthrop, MAMA18,64752.8%−15.6 pts

99▼11Needham, MAMA32,45952.7%−21.9 pts

100▼11Medfield, MAMA6,84951.8%−21.4 pts

101▲10Everett, MAMA53,57251.7%−6.9 pts

102▼68West Concord, MAMA5,87651.7%−18.7 pts

103▼16Winchester, MAMA23,40651.6%−21.4 pts

104▼9Marblehead, MAMA20,41351.4%−22.7 pts

105▼23Lexington, MAMA34,29550.9%−24.6 pts

106▲2Quincy, MAMA103,17350.2%−10.1 pts

107Watertown, MAMA35,71049.7%–

108▼3Hingham, MAMA5,13049.6%−15.9 pts

109▼5Melrose, MAMA29,59748.6%−20.1 pts

110▼1Medford, MAMA59,83448.4%−16.0 pts

111▼10Belmont, MAMA27,17548.2%−18.0 pts

112▼2Wellesley, MAMA30,34747.7%−12.3 pts

113▼11Newton, MAMA90,74147.5%−17.9 pts

114▼15Sharon, MAMA6,23247.2%−20.6 pts

115▼2Chelsea, MAMA40,13046.1%−4.7 pts

116▼9Arlington, MAMA46,35043.5%−22.9 pts

117▼5Malden, MAMA66,37042.3%−16.1 pts

118▼4Amherst, MAMA40,92040.7%–

119▼4Boston, MAMA672,97332.9%−5.8 pts

120▼2Williamstown, MAMA5,07031.0%−20.7 pts

121▼5Somerville, MAMA84,21129.9%−10.3 pts

122▼5Brookline, MAMA63,26628.4%−12.0 pts

123▼4Cambridge, MAMA122,58819.7%−10.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES