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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most car-dependent, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR201020202024
Most car-dependent by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010
01Genesee County, NYNY58,41681.8%−4%
02Fulton County, NYNY52,21680.8%−0%
03Tioga County, NYNY47,45380.7%−2%
04Washington County, NYNY59,35380.6%+1%
05Cayuga County, NYNY74,36578.8%−0%
06Oswego County, NYNY118,56978.4%−2%
07Chenango County, NYNY45,71578.4%+2%
08Chemung County, NYNY80,41578.0%−5%
09Wayne County, NYNY91,25077.8%−6%
10Jefferson County, NYNY111,54077.6%+0%
11Warren County, NYNY65,02077.3%−4%
12Herkimer County, NYNY59,21977.2%−5%
13Niagara County, NYNY208,91277.1%−8%
14Wyoming County, NYNY39,74176.8%−4%
15Schuyler County, NYNY16,92476.5%−3%
16Clinton County, NYNY78,13876.5%−2%
17Seneca County, NYNY32,88376.0%−8%
18Steuben County, NYNY91,85576.0%−5%
19Lewis County, NYNY26,47976.0%−4%
20Livingston County, NYNY61,43875.9%−5%
21Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39075.8%−2%
22Montgomery County, NYNY50,04675.6%−3%
23Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12675.3%−4%
24Franklin County, NYNY46,50075.1%+0%
25Madison County, NYNY67,12075.0%−4%
26Ontario County, NYNY113,13075.0%−8%
27Allegany County, NYNY46,80075.0%+4%
28Schoharie County, NYNY30,17674.9%−4%
29St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48874.8%+1%
30Orleans County, NYNY39,82574.8%−11%
31Oneida County, NYNY226,39274.4%−10%
32Hamilton County, NYNY5,00673.9%−8%
33Saratoga County, NYNY241,34373.7%−11%
34Greene County, NYNY47,23873.1%−10%
35Broome County, NYNY195,73672.7%−8%
36Erie County, NYNY946,74172.4%−10%
37Cortland County, NYNY45,85072.3%−7%
38Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51072.2%−9%
39Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09072.1%−9%
40Onondaga County, NYNY466,58471.7%−10%
41Sullivan County, NYNY80,58671.5%−5%
42Schenectady County, NYNY162,58171.2%−13%
43Delaware County, NYNY44,30571.2%−2%
44Monroe County, NYNY750,50670.9%−13%
45Otsego County, NYNY60,58970.6%−2%
46Essex County, NYNY36,43870.3%−9%
47Putnam County, NYNY99,02869.2%−10%
48Dutchess County, NYNY300,70869.2%−11%
49Ulster County, NYNY183,33068.9%−11%
50Yates County, NYNY24,54768.7%−4%
51Albany County, NYNY321,22566.7%−13%
52Orange County, NYNY417,66966.7%−7%
53Columbia County, NYNY60,16866.7%−14%
54Rockland County, NYNY357,39764.8%−10%
55Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93960.7%−12%
56Tompkins County, NYNY104,04751.7%−9%
57Richmond County, NYNY501,29051.6%−5%
58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74350.4%−16%
59Queens County, NYNY2,358,18231.4%−2%
60Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33223.5%−4%
61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96317.6%−11%
62New York County, NYNY1,664,8625.6%−18%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES