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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. The median across all 62 is 74.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jefferson County, NY, up 29 places to #10.

Most car-dependent by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010
01▲5Genesee County, NYNY58,41681.8%−3.0 pts
02▲3Fulton County, NYNY52,21680.8%−0.3 pts
03Tioga County, NYNY47,45380.7%−1.9 pts
04Washington County, NYNY59,35380.6%+1.0 pts
05▼3Cayuga County, NYNY74,36578.8%−0.3 pts
06▲6Oswego County, NYNY118,56978.4%−1.7 pts
07▲13Chenango County, NYNY45,71578.4%+1.2 pts
08▲2Chemung County, NYNY80,41578.0%−4.4 pts
09Wayne County, NYNY91,25077.8%−4.7 pts
10▲29Jefferson County, NYNY111,54077.6%+0.1 pts
11▼4Warren County, NYNY65,02077.3%−3.4 pts
12▲4Herkimer County, NYNY59,21977.2%−4.3 pts
13▼12Niagara County, NYNY208,91277.1%−6.9 pts
14▼6Wyoming County, NYNY39,74176.8%−2.8 pts
15▲25Schuyler County, NYNY16,92476.5%−2.7 pts
16▲1Clinton County, NYNY78,13876.5%−1.5 pts
17▲12Seneca County, NYNY32,88376.0%−6.3 pts
18▲8Steuben County, NYNY91,85576.0%−3.8 pts
19▲18Lewis County, NYNY26,47976.0%−3.4 pts
20▲1Livingston County, NYNY61,43875.9%−4.0 pts
21▼6Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39075.8%−1.5 pts
22▲6Montgomery County, NYNY50,04675.6%−2.3 pts
23Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12675.3%−3.4 pts
24▲10Franklin County, NYNY46,50075.1%+0.3 pts
25▼3Madison County, NYNY67,12075.0%−3.2 pts
26▼12Ontario County, NYNY113,13075.0%−6.6 pts
27▲18Allegany County, NYNY46,80075.0%+3.0 pts
28▲10Schoharie County, NYNY30,17674.9%−3.0 pts
29▲13St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48874.8%+0.4 pts
30▲5Orleans County, NYNY39,82574.8%−8.9 pts
31▼13Oneida County, NYNY226,39274.4%−7.9 pts
32▲4Hamilton County, NYNY5,00673.9%−6.6 pts
33▼22Saratoga County, NYNY241,34373.7%−8.8 pts
34▼4Greene County, NYNY47,23873.1%−8.3 pts
35▼10Broome County, NYNY195,73672.7%−6.2 pts
36▼17Erie County, NYNY946,74172.4%−8.3 pts
37▲6Cortland County, NYNY45,85072.3%−5.8 pts
38▼14Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51072.2%−7.3 pts
39▼7Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09072.1%−7.5 pts
40▼7Onondaga County, NYNY466,58471.7%−7.9 pts
41▼28Sullivan County, NYNY80,58671.5%−3.7 pts
42▼11Schenectady County, NYNY162,58171.2%−10.8 pts
43▲5Delaware County, NYNY44,30571.2%−1.5 pts
44▼17Monroe County, NYNY750,50670.9%−10.5 pts
45▼1Otsego County, NYNY60,58970.6%−1.5 pts
46▼5Essex County, NYNY36,43870.3%−6.7 pts
47▲3Putnam County, NYNY99,02869.2%−7.4 pts
48▼2Dutchess County, NYNY300,70869.2%−8.4 pts
49▼2Ulster County, NYNY183,33068.9%−8.4 pts
50▲4Yates County, NYNY24,54768.7%−2.8 pts
51▲1Albany County, NYNY321,22566.7%−9.9 pts
52▼1Orange County, NYNY417,66966.7%−5.3 pts
53▼4Columbia County, NYNY60,16866.7%−10.5 pts
54▼1Rockland County, NYNY357,39764.8%−7.1 pts
55Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93960.7%−8.6 pts
56Tompkins County, NYNY104,04751.7%−4.9 pts
57Richmond County, NYNY501,29051.6%−2.9 pts
58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74350.4%−9.4 pts
59Queens County, NYNY2,358,18231.4%−0.7 pts
60Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33223.5%−1.1 pts
61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96317.6%−2.2 pts
62New York County, NYNY1,664,8625.6%−1.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES