RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most car-dependent, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Yadkin County, NCNC38,32586.0%+2.0 pts

02Robeson County, NCNC119,94185.3%+5.1 pts

03Alexander County, NCNC36,95884.9%+2.6 pts

04Richmond County, NCNC42,04184.8%−0.9 pts

05Montgomery County, NCNC26,40384.0%+0.8 pts

06Burke County, NCNC88,65583.8%+0.5 pts

07Gates County, NCNC10,23483.6%+1.3 pts

08McDowell County, NCNC45,19883.4%+2.7 pts

09Stokes County, NCNC46,12683.4%−1.5 pts

10Columbus County, NCNC50,48783.3%+4.3 pts

11Bertie County, NCNC17,08683.1%+8.8 pts

12Scotland County, NCNC33,32282.9%−3.3 pts

13Greene County, NCNC20,70082.9%−0.2 pts

14Northampton County, NCNC16,49182.6%−1.1 pts

15Sampson County, NCNC61,50482.4%+2.1 pts

16Beaufort County, NCNC44,67082.4%+2.2 pts

17Lenoir County, NCNC55,83782.4%+5.9 pts

18Cleveland County, NCNC103,32582.2%−4.3 pts

19Jones County, NCNC9,57581.9%+8.1 pts

20Randolph County, NCNC149,51681.9%−2.2 pts

21Perquimans County, NCNC13,49081.8%+0.4 pts

22Graham County, NCNC8,19081.7%−5.7 pts

23Caldwell County, NCNC81,10581.6%−2.9 pts

24Wayne County, NCNC122,27881.3%−2.4 pts

25Pamlico County, NCNC12,75880.7%+3.4 pts

26Nash County, NCNC99,36580.6%−3.2 pts

27Swain County, NCNC14,02480.4%−7.1 pts

28Caswell County, NCNC22,56380.3%−1.4 pts

29Macon County, NCNC39,23280.3%+0.8 pts

30Lee County, NCNC70,25880.2%+1.3 pts

31Rockingham County, NCNC94,19580.1%−2.1 pts

32Washington County, NCNC10,63880.0%+6.1 pts

33Catawba County, NCNC170,17279.8%−6.6 pts

34Rutherford County, NCNC65,74579.7%−3.3 pts

35Wilson County, NCNC81,15079.5%−3.3 pts

36Cherokee County, NCNC30,83079.5%−7.0 pts

37Bladen County, NCNC30,00779.4%+1.1 pts

38Ashe County, NCNC27,51479.3%+1.0 pts

39Hoke County, NCNC56,93979.3%−4.3 pts

40Currituck County, NCNC33,15879.2%−1.4 pts

41Wilkes County, NCNC66,23379.2%−3.4 pts

42Davidson County, NCNC180,18279.1%−7.3 pts

43Clay County, NCNC12,23979.1%−2.6 pts

44Jackson County, NCNC45,03979.1%+0.0 pts

45Mitchell County, NCNC15,06279.0%−1.0 pts

46Hertford County, NCNC19,01578.9%+0.3 pts

47Harnett County, NCNC150,13778.9%−2.8 pts

48Granville County, NCNC61,42178.8%−6.7 pts

49Davie County, NCNC45,85578.7%−5.9 pts

50Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12178.7%−2.7 pts

51Yancey County, NCNC19,08478.6%+1.5 pts

52Duplin County, NCNC51,57178.4%+2.0 pts

53Carteret County, NCNC70,46978.3%+1.3 pts

54Camden County, NCNC11,31578.3%−12.1 pts

55Haywood County, NCNC63,36978.3%−3.3 pts

56Stanly County, NCNC68,83078.2%−5.8 pts

57Chowan County, NCNC14,08278.2%+8.0 pts

58Avery County, NCNC18,11078.2%+3.2 pts

59Surry County, NCNC72,28778.1%−5.1 pts

60Rowan County, NCNC155,09678.0%−6.2 pts

61Alamance County, NCNC186,17777.9%−3.4 pts

62Craven County, NCNC105,02577.8%+1.9 pts

63Vance County, NCNC42,63877.8%−2.8 pts

64Moore County, NCNC110,61977.0%−6.5 pts

65Franklin County, NCNC82,03776.9%−4.8 pts

66Gaston County, NCNC246,55876.7%−7.9 pts

67Henderson County, NCNC122,37576.4%−3.7 pts

68Person County, NCNC40,63676.3%−6.5 pts

69Madison County, NCNC22,55376.3%−0.7 pts

70Lincoln County, NCNC98,65476.2%−7.7 pts

71Halifax County, NCNC46,53476.2%−8.9 pts

72Martin County, NCNC21,60175.9%−3.7 pts

73Johnston County, NCNC256,44875.8%−5.2 pts

74Cumberland County, NCNC338,47375.6%−5.4 pts

75Alleghany County, NCNC11,47975.5%+5.4 pts

76Pitt County, NCNC182,93675.3%−6.4 pts

77Warren County, NCNC18,89874.9%−6.9 pts

78Brunswick County, NCNC174,70274.5%−4.9 pts

79Pender County, NCNC72,11174.3%−4.5 pts

80Anson County, NCNC21,75873.8%−6.7 pts

81Forsyth County, NCNC401,71873.7%−10.2 pts

82Transylvania County, NCNC34,21173.6%−2.5 pts

83Iredell County, NCNC211,79873.6%−10.6 pts

84Guilford County, NCNC562,23473.3%−9.6 pts

85Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20172.8%−5.1 pts

86Dare County, NCNC38,24572.7%−3.1 pts

87Watauga County, NCNC54,78672.5%−2.1 pts

88Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72572.3%−11.7 pts

89New Hanover County, NCNC245,95970.8%−11.5 pts

90Buncombe County, NCNC277,41770.5%−7.8 pts

91Polk County, NCNC20,53370.4%−7.8 pts

92Hyde County, NCNC4,55470.1%+6.7 pts

93Union County, NCNC267,67469.6%−11.4 pts

94Chatham County, NCNC85,11168.0%−7.9 pts

95Onslow County, NCNC217,17565.7%−1.8 pts

96Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53765.6%−12.3 pts

97Durham County, NCNC347,24062.7%−12.4 pts

98Wake County, NCNC1,257,23561.4%−18.7 pts

99Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38358.6%−18.3 pts

100Orange County, NCNC152,49855.3%−12.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES