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%

02Robeson County, NCNC119,94185.3%+6%

03Alexander County, NCNC36,95884.9%+3%

04Richmond County, NCNC42,04184.8%−1%

05Montgomery County, NCNC26,40384.0%+1%

06Burke County, NCNC88,65583.8%+1%

07Gates County, NCNC10,23483.6%+2%

08McDowell County, NCNC45,19883.4%+3%

09Stokes County, NCNC46,12683.4%−2%

10Columbus County, NCNC50,48783.3%+5%

11Bertie County, NCNC17,08683.1%+12%

12Scotland County, NCNC33,32282.9%−4%

13Greene County, NCNC20,70082.9%−0%

14Northampton County, NCNC16,49182.6%−1%

15Sampson County, NCNC61,50482.4%+3%

16Beaufort County, NCNC44,67082.4%+3%

17Lenoir County, NCNC55,83782.4%+8%

18Cleveland County, NCNC103,32582.2%−5%

19Jones County, NCNC9,57581.9%+11%

20Randolph County, NCNC149,51681.9%−3%

21Perquimans County, NCNC13,49081.8%+0%

22Graham County, NCNC8,19081.7%−7%

23Caldwell County, NCNC81,10581.6%−3%

24Wayne County, NCNC122,27881.3%−3%

25Pamlico County, NCNC12,75880.7%+4%

26Nash County, NCNC99,36580.6%−4%

27Swain County, NCNC14,02480.4%−8%

28Caswell County, NCNC22,56380.3%−2%

29Macon County, NCNC39,23280.3%+1%

30Lee County, NCNC70,25880.2%+2%

31Rockingham County, NCNC94,19580.1%−3%

32Washington County, NCNC10,63880.0%+8%

33Catawba County, NCNC170,17279.8%−8%

34Rutherford County, NCNC65,74579.7%−4%

35Wilson County, NCNC81,15079.5%−4%

36Cherokee County, NCNC30,83079.5%−8%

37Bladen County, NCNC30,00779.4%+1%

38Ashe County, NCNC27,51479.3%+1%

39Hoke County, NCNC56,93979.3%−5%

40Currituck County, NCNC33,15879.2%−2%

41Wilkes County, NCNC66,23379.2%−4%

42Davidson County, NCNC180,18279.1%−8%

43Clay County, NCNC12,23979.1%−3%

44Jackson County, NCNC45,03979.1%+0%

45Mitchell County, NCNC15,06279.0%−1%

46Hertford County, NCNC19,01578.9%+0%

47Harnett County, NCNC150,13778.9%−3%

48Granville County, NCNC61,42178.8%−8%

49Davie County, NCNC45,85578.7%−7%

50Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12178.7%−3%

51Yancey County, NCNC19,08478.6%+2%

52Duplin County, NCNC51,57178.4%+3%

53Carteret County, NCNC70,46978.3%+2%

54Camden County, NCNC11,31578.3%−13%

55Haywood County, NCNC63,36978.3%−4%

56Stanly County, NCNC68,83078.2%−7%

57Chowan County, NCNC14,08278.2%+11%

58Avery County, NCNC18,11078.2%+4%

59Surry County, NCNC72,28778.1%−6%

60Rowan County, NCNC155,09678.0%−7%

61Alamance County, NCNC186,17777.9%−4%

62Craven County, NCNC105,02577.8%+2%

63Vance County, NCNC42,63877.8%−3%

64Moore County, NCNC110,61977.0%−8%

65Franklin County, NCNC82,03776.9%−6%

66Gaston County, NCNC246,55876.7%−9%

67Henderson County, NCNC122,37576.4%−5%

68Person County, NCNC40,63676.3%−8%

69Madison County, NCNC22,55376.3%−1%

70Lincoln County, NCNC98,65476.2%−9%

71Halifax County, NCNC46,53476.2%−10%

72Martin County, NCNC21,60175.9%−5%

73Johnston County, NCNC256,44875.8%−6%

74Cumberland County, NCNC338,47375.6%−7%

75Alleghany County, NCNC11,47975.5%+8%

76Pitt County, NCNC182,93675.3%−8%

77Warren County, NCNC18,89874.9%−8%

78Brunswick County, NCNC174,70274.5%−6%

79Pender County, NCNC72,11174.3%−6%

80Anson County, NCNC21,75873.8%−8%

81Forsyth County, NCNC401,71873.7%−12%

82Transylvania County, NCNC34,21173.6%−3%

83Iredell County, NCNC211,79873.6%−13%

84Guilford County, NCNC562,23473.3%−12%

85Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20172.8%−7%

86Dare County, NCNC38,24572.7%−4%

87Watauga County, NCNC54,78672.5%−3%

88Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72572.3%−14%

89New Hanover County, NCNC245,95970.8%−14%

90Buncombe County, NCNC277,41770.5%−10%

91Polk County, NCNC20,53370.4%−10%

92Hyde County, NCNC4,55470.1%+11%

93Union County, NCNC267,67469.6%−14%

94Chatham County, NCNC85,11168.0%−10%

95Onslow County, NCNC217,17565.7%−3%

96Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53765.6%−16%

97Durham County, NCNC347,24062.7%−17%

98Wake County, NCNC1,257,23561.4%−23%

99Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38358.6%−24%

100Orange County, NCNC152,49855.3%−18%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES