RANKING · 2024 ACS · 175 SHOWN OF 175

Most car-dependent, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is 74.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: East Flat Rock, NC, up 124 places to #21.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01▲11Ayden, NCNC5,26389.3%+11.7 pts

02▲16St. Stephens, NCNC9,45787.7%+0.7 pts

03▲24Oxford, NCNC8,98587.5%+2.3 pts

04▲53Mocksville, NCNC6,28287.1%+7.9 pts

05▲17Rockingham, NCNC8,81587.0%−0.2 pts

06▲23Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28785.9%−1.7 pts

07▲4Dallas, NCNC6,39285.2%+1.0 pts

08▲25Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92784.7%–

09Barbecue, NCNC5,91084.6%–

10▲48Sawmills, NCNC5,10584.3%+8.3 pts

11▲52Lumberton, NCNC18,95584.2%+3.8 pts

12▲74Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11784.1%−4.7 pts

13▲63Walkertown, NCNC6,12083.5%+4.5 pts

14▲53Aberdeen, NCNC10,06683.2%+0.5 pts

15▲17Smithfield, NCNC13,11482.7%+5.3 pts

16▼6Lillington, NCNC5,04082.6%+0.1 pts

17▲48Shallotte, NCNC5,33582.5%−5.2 pts

18▲64Asheboro, NCNC27,99082.4%−0.4 pts

19▼18King, NCNC7,97782.4%−7.1 pts

20▲27Morehead City, NCNC10,43481.9%+3.3 pts

21▲124East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32381.9%+8.8 pts

22▼8Trinity, NCNC7,27481.8%−3.3 pts

23▲72Marion, NCNC7,44081.3%+11.5 pts

24▼18Cherryville, NCNC6,52381.1%−2.9 pts

25▲43Clinton, NCNC8,46680.9%−2.9 pts

26▼24Swannanoa, NCNC6,90180.9%+0.7 pts

27▼14Eden, NCNC15,50080.6%+2.5 pts

28▲81Forest City, NCNC7,41080.5%+9.5 pts

29▲42Selma, NCNC7,40680.3%+9.5 pts

30▼23Hamlet, NCNC5,87080.2%+3.7 pts

31▼6Archdale, NCNC12,25480.2%−3.8 pts

32▼12Graham, NCNC20,13180.2%−3.2 pts

33▼2Murraysville, NCNC16,33980.1%−2.8 pts

34▲7Gibsonville, NCNC9,87680.0%−7.8 pts

35▲35Kinston, NCNC19,70580.0%+10.0 pts

36▲83Goldsboro, NCNC35,01280.0%−1.3 pts

37▲3Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12080.0%−3.1 pts

38▲49Tarboro, NCNC10,97979.9%−4.4 pts

39▲61Mount Airy, NCNC10,68279.8%−1.8 pts

40▼14Moyock, NCNC5,68479.8%−4.7 pts

41▲34Kernersville, NCNC29,12879.7%−7.0 pts

42▲61Siler City, NCNC8,15579.7%+16.1 pts

43▲13Shelby, NCNC23,30979.6%−4.9 pts

44▼35Unionville, NCNC7,32279.6%−5.8 pts

45▲17Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50579.4%+2.8 pts

46▲38Long View, NCNC5,38779.4%−4.3 pts

47▼30Silver Lake, NCNC6,56379.3%−4.6 pts

48▼14Washington, NCNC9,91079.1%+3.5 pts

49▼4Fletcher, NCNC8,37378.9%−4.1 pts

50▲33Wilson, NCNC49,57278.9%−3.1 pts

51▼46Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87578.8%+0.3 pts

52▼37Etowah, NCNC7,96878.7%−8.5 pts

53▼1Thomasville, NCNC27,73378.6%−4.8 pts

54▲26Newton, NCNC13,82278.5%−5.0 pts

55▼4Hope Mills, NCNC18,32478.4%−11.1 pts

56▼3Cramerton, NCNC5,71378.2%−8.4 pts

57▼36Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16578.1%−7.3 pts

58▲44Laurinburg, NCNC14,58278.1%−5.3 pts

59▲96Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54078.0%−14.4 pts

60▼14Albemarle, NCNC17,76977.7%−5.9 pts

61▼11Spout Springs, NCNC11,24277.4%–

62▼1Sanford, NCNC34,13877.4%+4.7 pts

63▼44Burlington, NCNC61,49677.4%−2.7 pts

64New Bern, NCNC34,72477.3%−0.5 pts

65▲62Lenoir, NCNC18,37277.2%−5.5 pts

66▼62Creedmoor, NCNC5,04677.2%−14.9 pts

67▲18High Point, NCNC120,57177.1%−5.8 pts

68▼26Gastonia, NCNC87,06777.1%−4.2 pts

69▼45Lewisville, NCNC14,42176.7%−12.4 pts

70▼35Bessemer City, NCNC5,83476.4%−14.6 pts

71▲51Mills River, NCNC7,50476.4%−2.6 pts

72▲64Winterville, NCNC10,97376.3%−10.2 pts

73▲19Kannapolis, NCNC61,70876.3%−5.0 pts

74▼44Nashville, NCNC5,91176.2%−2.7 pts

75▲15Henderson, NCNC15,01375.9%+0.4 pts

76▲41Roxboro, NCNC8,38075.8%−3.5 pts

77▲66Hendersonville, NCNC15,86775.8%−2.1 pts

78▲90Woodfin, NCNC8,22975.7%+0.6 pts

79▲20Morganton, NCNC17,84975.6%+0.2 pts

80▼77Angier, NCNC9,41075.5%+4.0 pts

81▼37Locust, NCNC6,12075.4%−11.0 pts

82▲47Monroe, NCNC42,64475.1%+0.6 pts

83▼60Lincolnton, NCNC12,46575.1%−10.1 pts

84▼25Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73175.0%−2.4 pts

85▼69Conover, NCNC8,93874.7%−14.1 pts

86▼13Mount Holly, NCNC19,03374.7%−10.8 pts

87▲18Butner, NCNC8,11274.5%−13.1 pts

88▼10Piney Green, NCNC14,07874.4%−5.6 pts

89▼40Leland, NCNC35,73174.3%−12.0 pts

90▼18Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38674.2%−7.7 pts

91▼22Mebane, NCNC21,95273.9%−5.7 pts

92▼44Dunn, NCNC8,81473.8%+0.5 pts

93▼2Indian Trail, NCNC44,30373.6%−11.0 pts

94▲73Northchase, NCNC5,89673.6%−13.2 pts

95▲6Statesville, NCNC32,18173.5%−8.9 pts

96▲16Southern Pines, NCNC17,35773.4%−8.1 pts

97▼37Pittsboro, NCNC5,05473.2%−4.9 pts

98▲34Fayetteville, NCNC209,12073.1%−5.4 pts

99▼3Reidsville, NCNC14,69272.9%−6.4 pts

100▲6Greenville, NCNC96,44372.9%−7.8 pts

101▲9Clayton, NCNC32,63372.7%−8.8 pts

102▲63Spring Lake, NCNC11,25272.6%−16.7 pts

103▲23Hickory, NCNC45,97572.3%−12.3 pts

104▲31Salisbury, NCNC36,87972.2%−7.2 pts

105▲2Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62272.1%−1.0 pts

106▼13Greensboro, NCNC308,66772.1%−9.9 pts

107▼70Clemmons, NCNC22,80871.8%−13.6 pts

108▼69Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63771.8%−9.3 pts

109▼5Concord, NCNC114,59871.7%−11.3 pts

110▼13Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27171.7%−10.6 pts

111▲7Mooresville, NCNC55,84271.1%−13.4 pts

112▲4Hampstead, NCNC9,29270.8%+1.4 pts

113▼25Summerfield, NCNC11,32770.5%−14.7 pts

114▲25Lexington, NCNC20,23870.4%−7.7 pts

115▼77Half Moon, NCNC7,37870.4%−17.2 pts

116▲48Havelock, NCNC17,43070.4%+1.9 pts

117▲40Waynesville, NCNC11,00670.0%−15.8 pts

118▼10Matthews, NCNC32,76969.9%−8.0 pts

119▼21Mint Hill, NCNC29,47669.8%−15.0 pts

120▼112Midway, NCNC5,10469.7%−15.6 pts

121▼7Wilmington, NCNC126,80969.6%−10.9 pts

122▼68Knightdale, NCNC23,14469.6%−13.0 pts

123▼34Black Mountain, NCNC8,49169.5%−7.7 pts

124▲27Stokesdale, NCNC6,13369.1%−9.8 pts

125▲5Zebulon, NCNC11,93369.0%+6.4 pts

126▲26Pinehurst, NCNC18,67069.0%−17.7 pts

127▼48Midland, NCNC5,15168.9%−15.4 pts

128▲9Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64968.5%−13.6 pts

129▼9Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87068.4%−6.1 pts

130▲31Cullowhee, NCNC7,97368.1%+8.4 pts

131▼103Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90667.1%–

132▼4Oak Island, NCNC9,33766.9%−8.1 pts

133▲29Westport, NCNC5,91566.7%−14.2 pts

134▲10Stallings, NCNC17,76066.6%−16.9 pts

135▼10Ogden, NCNC8,24966.5%−16.7 pts

136▲10Asheville, NCNC93,52366.1%−9.8 pts

137▼101Belmont, NCNC16,41566.0%−21.3 pts

138▼25Wendell, NCNC19,68765.8%−15.2 pts

139▼28Garner, NCNC41,56265.8%−14.2 pts

140▲10Rolesville, NCNC12,83965.7%−18.5 pts

141▼1Surf City, NCNC5,14265.7%−13.5 pts

142▲24Williamston, NCNC5,08665.4%−16.4 pts

143▼12Brevard, NCNC8,09864.9%−11.2 pts

144▲14Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49464.8%−19.5 pts

145▲11Hillsborough, NCNC9,77864.7%−5.7 pts

146▼52Wake Forest, NCNC58,14764.5%−18.2 pts

147Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56664.1%−22.1 pts

148▼67Harrisburg, NCNC20,74264.1%−25.1 pts

149▼15Kings Grant, NCNC9,00363.9%−28.1 pts

150▲9Cornelius, NCNC35,09463.8%−17.0 pts

151▼85Elon, NCNC11,36663.8%−6.8 pts

152▼75Weddington, NCNC14,51763.7%−12.6 pts

153▼32Huntersville, NCNC68,53563.7%−16.4 pts

154▲16Boone, NCNC19,92963.7%−2.3 pts

155▼81Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90863.4%−27.2 pts

156▼15Waxhaw, NCNC23,14062.5%−20.4 pts

157▼19Raleigh, NCNC506,30662.3%−16.5 pts

158▼16Durham, NCNC305,56162.2%−11.9 pts

159▼26Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53661.9%−20.5 pts

160▲3Wadesboro, NCNC5,03561.7%−19.6 pts

161▼1Pineville, NCNC11,85161.6%−5.8 pts

162▼119Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89661.5%−22.4 pts

163▼40Holly Springs, NCNC50,28860.2%−22.0 pts

164▼109Porters Neck, NCNC7,65457.4%−25.7 pts

165▼11Charlotte, NCNC964,78457.4%−18.9 pts

166▼18Cary, NCNC183,58256.3%−24.2 pts

167▲2Davidson, NCNC16,66255.3%−15.5 pts

168▼44Apex, NCNC80,41955.1%−25.1 pts

169▲2Jacksonville, NCNC72,73254.3%−1.4 pts

170▼55Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04952.8%–

171▼18Morrisville, NCNC32,46652.0%−28.5 pts

172▼23Marvin, NCNC7,04051.4%−27.0 pts

173▼1Carrboro, NCNC20,96249.6%−4.0 pts

174▼1Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56547.1%−15.5 pts

175▼1St. James, NCNC7,31839.4%−26.3 pts

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