RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most car-dependent, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2020 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDMost remote workers Most public transit riders Most car-free households Longest commutes Shortest commutes Most car-free households

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Niagara County, NYNY208,91283.3%−1%

02Cayuga County, NYNY74,36583.3%+5%

03Tioga County, NYNY47,45383.0%+0%

04Washington County, NYNY59,35382.5%+4%

05Fulton County, NYNY52,21682.3%+2%

06Genesee County, NYNY58,41682.3%−3%

07Warren County, NYNY65,02082.2%+2%

08Wyoming County, NYNY39,74182.1%+3%

09Wayne County, NYNY91,25082.0%−1%

10Chemung County, NYNY80,41581.8%−1%

11Saratoga County, NYNY241,34381.7%−1%

12Oswego County, NYNY118,56981.4%+2%

13Sullivan County, NYNY80,58681.3%+8%

14Ontario County, NYNY113,13080.7%−1%

15Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39080.6%+4%

16Herkimer County, NYNY59,21980.6%−1%

17Clinton County, NYNY78,13880.1%+3%

18Oneida County, NYNY226,39280.1%−3%

19Erie County, NYNY946,74180.0%−1%

20Chenango County, NYNY45,71580.0%+4%

21Livingston County, NYNY61,43879.9%−0%

22Madison County, NYNY67,12079.7%+2%

23Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12679.6%+1%

24Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51079.2%−0%

25Broome County, NYNY195,73679.0%+0%

26Steuben County, NYNY91,85578.9%−1%

27Monroe County, NYNY750,50678.8%−3%

28Montgomery County, NYNY50,04678.8%+1%

29Seneca County, NYNY32,88378.8%−4%

30Greene County, NYNY47,23878.7%−3%

31Schenectady County, NYNY162,58178.4%−4%

32Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09078.1%−2%

33Onondaga County, NYNY466,58477.8%−2%

34Franklin County, NYNY46,50077.8%+4%

35Orleans County, NYNY39,82577.8%−7%

36Hamilton County, NYNY5,00677.8%−3%

37Lewis County, NYNY26,47977.7%−2%

38Schoharie County, NYNY30,17677.7%−0%

39Jefferson County, NYNY111,54077.7%+0%

40Schuyler County, NYNY16,92477.1%−3%

41Essex County, NYNY36,43876.6%−0%

42St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48876.6%+3%

43Cortland County, NYNY45,85076.6%−2%

44Otsego County, NYNY60,58976.3%+6%

45Allegany County, NYNY46,80075.7%+5%

46Dutchess County, NYNY300,70875.3%−3%

47Ulster County, NYNY183,33075.2%−3%

48Delaware County, NYNY44,30575.1%+3%

49Columbia County, NYNY60,16874.7%−3%

50Putnam County, NYNY99,02874.7%−3%

51Orange County, NYNY417,66973.8%+3%

52Albany County, NYNY321,22573.5%−4%

53Rockland County, NYNY357,39770.5%−2%

54Yates County, NYNY24,54770.5%−1%

55Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93966.4%−4%

56Tompkins County, NYNY104,04757.6%+2%

57Richmond County, NYNY501,29055.8%+2%

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74355.6%−7%

59Queens County, NYNY2,358,18232.5%+1%

60Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33224.2%−2%

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96318.3%−7%

62New York County, NYNY1,664,8625.8%−16%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS