RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most car-dependent, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2010 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 81.4%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS –

01Camden County, NCNC11,31590.4%–

02Swain County, NCNC14,02487.5%–

03Graham County, NCNC8,19087.4%–

04Cleveland County, NCNC103,32586.5%–

05Cherokee County, NCNC30,83086.5%–

06Davidson County, NCNC180,18286.4%–

07Catawba County, NCNC170,17286.4%–

08Scotland County, NCNC33,32286.1%–

09Richmond County, NCNC42,04185.8%–

10Granville County, NCNC61,42185.4%–

11Halifax County, NCNC46,53485.0%–

12Stokes County, NCNC46,12684.9%–

13Davie County, NCNC45,85584.6%–

14Caldwell County, NCNC81,10584.6%–

15Gaston County, NCNC246,55884.6%–

16Iredell County, NCNC211,79884.2%–

17Rowan County, NCNC155,09684.2%–

18Randolph County, NCNC149,51684.1%–

19Yadkin County, NCNC38,32584.1%–

20Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72584.0%–

21Stanly County, NCNC68,83084.0%–

22Forsyth County, NCNC401,71884.0%–

23Lincoln County, NCNC98,65483.9%–

24Nash County, NCNC99,36583.7%–

25Wayne County, NCNC122,27883.7%–

26Northampton County, NCNC16,49183.7%–

27Hoke County, NCNC56,93983.6%–

28Moore County, NCNC110,61983.5%–

29Burke County, NCNC88,65583.3%–

30Surry County, NCNC72,28783.3%–

31Montgomery County, NCNC26,40383.1%–

32Greene County, NCNC20,70083.0%–

33Rutherford County, NCNC65,74583.0%–

34Guilford County, NCNC562,23482.9%–

35Wilson County, NCNC81,15082.8%–

36Person County, NCNC40,63682.8%–

37Wilkes County, NCNC66,23382.6%–

38Alexander County, NCNC36,95882.3%–

39Gates County, NCNC10,23482.3%–

40New Hanover County, NCNC245,95982.2%–

41Rockingham County, NCNC94,19582.2%–

42Warren County, NCNC18,89881.8%–

43Caswell County, NCNC22,56381.8%–

44Pitt County, NCNC182,93681.7%–

45Clay County, NCNC12,23981.7%–

46Franklin County, NCNC82,03781.7%–

47Harnett County, NCNC150,13781.6%–

48Haywood County, NCNC63,36981.6%–

49Perquimans County, NCNC13,49081.4%–

50Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12181.4%–

51Alamance County, NCNC186,17781.3%–

52Union County, NCNC267,67481.1%–

53Johnston County, NCNC256,44881.0%–

54Cumberland County, NCNC338,47381.0%–

55McDowell County, NCNC45,19880.7%–

56Currituck County, NCNC33,15880.6%–

57Vance County, NCNC42,63880.6%–

58Anson County, NCNC21,75880.5%–

59Sampson County, NCNC61,50480.4%–

60Robeson County, NCNC119,94180.2%–

61Beaufort County, NCNC44,67080.2%–

62Henderson County, NCNC122,37580.1%–

63Wake County, NCNC1,257,23580.1%–

64Mitchell County, NCNC15,06280.0%–

65Martin County, NCNC21,60179.5%–

66Macon County, NCNC39,23279.5%–

67Brunswick County, NCNC174,70279.4%–

68Jackson County, NCNC45,03979.0%–

69Columbus County, NCNC50,48779.0%–

70Lee County, NCNC70,25878.9%–

71Pender County, NCNC72,11178.8%–

72Hertford County, NCNC19,01578.6%–

73Bladen County, NCNC30,00778.3%–

74Ashe County, NCNC27,51478.3%–

75Buncombe County, NCNC277,41778.3%–

76Polk County, NCNC20,53378.2%–

77Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53778.0%–

78Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20177.9%–

79Pamlico County, NCNC12,75877.4%–

80Yancey County, NCNC19,08477.1%–

81Madison County, NCNC22,55377.0%–

82Carteret County, NCNC70,46977.0%–

83Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38376.9%–

84Lenoir County, NCNC55,83776.5%–

85Duplin County, NCNC51,57176.4%–

86Transylvania County, NCNC34,21176.1%–

87Craven County, NCNC105,02576.0%–

88Chatham County, NCNC85,11175.9%–

89Dare County, NCNC38,24575.8%–

90Durham County, NCNC347,24075.2%–

91Avery County, NCNC18,11075.0%–

92Watauga County, NCNC54,78674.6%–

93Bertie County, NCNC17,08674.3%–

94Washington County, NCNC10,63874.0%–

95Jones County, NCNC9,57573.8%–

96Chowan County, NCNC14,08270.2%–

97Alleghany County, NCNC11,47970.1%–

98Onslow County, NCNC217,17567.5%–

99Orange County, NCNC152,49867.2%–

100Hyde County, NCNC4,55463.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS