Which metro area has the highest drive alone to work?

Madisonville, KY ranks #1 with 91.0% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by drive alone to work?

Madisonville, KY, Brookhaven, MS, Jasper, IN, Fitzgerald, GA, Thomaston, GA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is drive alone to work measured?

Share of workers who drive alone to work. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most car-dependent, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2020 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

501Shelbyville, TNTN55,27380.4%−3%

502Big Spring, TXTX30,50480.4%+0%

503New Bern, NCNC127,35880.4%+6%

504Richmond, KYKY131,80680.4%+5%

505Sonora, CACA53,16080.4%+3%

506Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08380.4%+1%

507Rapid City, SDSD156,93480.4%+1%

508Houma, LALA199,66880.4%−0%

509Dodge City, KSKS33,99380.4%+3%

510Manchester, NHNH433,41580.3%−3%

511Kingsland, GAGA60,14380.3%−5%

512Allentown, PAPA887,61580.3%−2%

513Moultrie, GAGA47,43880.3%+12%

514Ocala, FLFL442,66080.3%−1%

515Sebastian, FLFL172,79980.3%−3%

516South Bend, ININ324,53880.3%−3%

517Richmond, ININ66,16980.2%−1%

518Jamestown, NDND21,41480.2%+5%

519Willmar, MNMN44,72080.2%+3%

520Nogales, AZAZ50,02080.2%+1%

521Borger, TXTX19,63380.2%+0%

522Lebanon, PAPA146,38080.2%−3%

523Le Mars, IAIA25,69780.2%+1%

524Utica, NYNY285,61180.2%−2%

525Waterloo, IAIA169,18980.2%−2%

526Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21580.2%−3%

527Hammond, LALA141,34680.2%−0%

528Bakersfield, CACA927,06880.1%+7%

529Maryville, MOMO20,17480.1%+3%

530Bowling Green, KYKY197,18080.1%−1%

531Ludington, MIMI29,04080.1%+1%

532Lebanon, MOMO36,94380.1%−1%

533Tallahassee, FLFL397,44280.1%+0%

534Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13880.1%+3%

535Paris, TXTX63,31980.1%−1%

536Brenham, TXTX38,28880.1%+0%

537Lincoln, NENE352,08180.1%−0%

538Columbus, OHOH2,242,02880.1%−3%

539Gillette, WYWY48,14580.1%+2%

540Salisbury, MDMD131,87280.0%+1%

541Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00280.0%+4%

542Laconia, NHNH65,14779.9%−5%

543Arkansas City, KSKS34,38279.9%−0%

544Lubbock, TXTX368,43179.9%−2%

545Danville, KYKY56,98579.9%+3%

546Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77579.9%−2%

547Kingsville, TXTX30,31579.8%+2%

548Wilmington, NCNC492,77279.8%−1%

549Duluth, MNMN281,21979.8%+0%

550Providence, RIRI1,708,16179.8%−1%

551Binghamton, NYNY243,18979.8%+0%

552Rice Lake, WIWI46,48479.8%+2%

553Albany, OROR132,84379.7%+4%

554El Centro, CACA181,41179.7%+1%

555Victoria, TXTX99,86479.7%+2%

556Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72179.7%−3%

557Frankfort, ININ33,32279.7%−3%

558Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90479.7%−6%

559El Paso, TXTX881,29179.7%+0%

560Savannah, GAGA438,31479.7%−1%

561Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86479.7%+1%

562Bradford, PAPA38,98479.7%−1%

563Columbia, SCSC879,91879.6%−0%

564Deltona, FLFL746,93379.6%−3%

565Jamestown, NYNY124,12679.6%+1%

566Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21379.6%−1%

567Calhoun, GAGA61,70179.6%−6%

568Vineland, NJNJ157,14879.6%−0%

569Pella, IAIA34,19279.6%+3%

570Oil City, PAPA49,34679.6%+1%

571Greenville, NCNC182,93679.6%−3%

572St. Cloud, MNMN205,85479.5%+1%

573Vernon, TXTX12,48179.5%−1%

574Kennewick, WAWA324,33479.5%+5%

575La Crosse, WIWI171,18279.5%+2%

576Thomasville, GAGA72,95879.5%+1%

577Blacksburg, VAVA181,61679.5%+2%

578Sebring, FLFL111,12279.4%+4%

579Sherman, TXTX153,61379.4%−1%

580Bangor, MEME157,96779.4%−0%

581Enid, OKOK61,77979.4%−3%

582Petoskey, MIMI33,77579.4%+3%

583Sayre, PAPA59,60079.4%+2%

584McAllen, TXTX921,54979.4%+4%

585Bogalusa, LALA44,93779.4%+3%

586Scranton, PAPA574,41879.4%−2%

587Carson, NVNV58,57179.4%−3%

588Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13879.4%+11%

589Rochester, NYNY1,056,14979.3%−3%

590Bloomington, ILIL171,41979.3%+0%

591Merced, CACA297,26079.3%+5%

592Clarksdale, MSMS19,84979.3%+10%

593Las Cruces, NMNM229,09179.2%−0%

594Nashville, TNTN2,197,41679.2%−3%

595Sheridan, WYWY33,24179.2%+1%

596Marquette, MIMI68,06479.2%−2%

597Evanston, WYWY23,41579.2%+12%

598Cañon City, COCO50,03979.2%+11%

599Pierre, SDSD20,58879.1%+5%

600Abilene, TXTX185,42979.1%−2%

601College Station, TXTX287,47679.1%+4%

602Wenatchee, WAWA128,41479.1%+3%

603Big Rapids, MIMI42,32079.1%+5%

604Gainesville, GAGA226,56879.1%+1%

605Crestview, FLFL315,09879.0%−1%

606Fayetteville, NCNC395,41279.0%−3%

607Plymouth, ININ46,59979.0%−0%

608Lexington, KYKY535,17479.0%−2%

609Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01079.0%−1%

610Houston, TXTX7,904,62779.0%+1%

611Yuba City, CACA187,47879.0%+4%

612Reading, PAPA440,07279.0%−1%

613Uvalde, TXTX24,96378.9%+3%

614Corning, NYNY91,85578.9%−1%

615Stevens Point, WIWI71,94378.9%+1%

616Yuma, AZAZ224,44978.9%+6%

617Cordele, GAGA19,23778.9%+0%

618Richmond, VAVA1,389,33878.9%−3%

619Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40478.9%−2%

620Freeport, ILIL43,22078.9%−0%

621Rolla, MOMO45,24778.8%+2%

622Spearfish, SDSD29,45978.8%+6%

623Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88078.8%+9%

624Albuquerque, NMNM925,27978.8%+0%

625Middlesborough, KYKY22,82978.8%−7%

626Amsterdam, NYNY50,04678.8%+1%

627Muncie, ININ113,10678.8%+0%

628Picayune, MSMS59,36378.8%−1%

629Brainerd, MNMN100,56278.8%+0%

630Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50078.8%−3%

631Visalia, CACA485,14678.8%+7%

632Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88378.8%−4%

633Warren, PAPA37,03878.7%−1%

634Spencer, IAIA16,20278.7%+1%

635Indiana, PAPA82,87878.7%−1%

636Syracuse, NYNY652,27378.7%−1%

637Dickinson, NDND39,14278.7%+3%

638Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21278.7%−3%

639Wooster, OHOH116,75878.7%+0%

640Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33278.6%+3%

641Hillsdale, MIMI45,73878.6%+1%

642Murray, KYKY39,42178.6%−2%

643Cadillac, MIMI49,71978.6%−2%

644Ogden, UTUT672,78478.6%−1%

645Stockton, CACA823,81578.6%+4%

646Cambridge, MDMD33,62878.6%−4%

647Augusta, MEME129,06778.5%−3%

648Asheville, NCNC422,34578.5%−0%

649Erie, PAPA265,83278.5%−3%

650Killeen, TXTX511,49778.5%−2%

651Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49778.5%+3%

652Roseburg, OROR111,95178.4%+4%

653Kalispell, MTMT115,42978.4%+3%

654Greeley, COCO378,42678.4%−1%

655Austin, MNMN40,97178.4%+4%

656Idaho Falls, IDID173,85178.4%+4%

657Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96678.4%+5%

658Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10278.3%+2%

659Safford, AZAZ40,15778.3%+9%

660North Port, FLFL948,15878.3%−2%

661Silver City, NMNM27,25278.3%+6%

662San Angelo, TXTX122,06578.2%+1%

663Emporia, KSKS34,83878.2%+5%

664Dallas, TXTX8,477,15778.2%−3%

665Cody, WYWY31,17178.2%+5%

666Riverside, CACA4,769,00778.2%+3%

667Harrisburg, PAPA617,42778.1%−2%

668Traverse City, MIMI156,97278.1%−2%

669Boise City, IDID864,24378.1%−1%

670Marshalltown, IAIA39,89078.1%−0%

671Warsaw, ININ80,89278.0%−3%

672Meadville, PAPA81,79278.0%+4%

673Bonham, TXTX39,26578.0%−2%

674Columbus, NENE46,58378.0%−4%

675Aberdeen, WAWA78,14478.0%+4%

676Coos Bay, OROR63,99278.0%+5%

677Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69178.0%+2%

678Barnstable, MAMA233,53977.9%−5%

679Carbondale, ILIL52,50177.9%−0%

680Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83077.9%−3%

681Mankato, MNMN104,90777.9%−1%

682Huntingdon, PAPA43,00177.9%+3%

683Orlando, FLFL2,957,67277.9%−4%

684Fresno, CACA1,203,38377.8%+2%

685Cape Coral, FLFL875,60777.8%+2%

686Sevierville, TNTN101,34277.8%−1%

687Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65577.7%+2%

688Kennett, MOMO26,85577.7%−6%

689Watertown, NYNY111,54077.7%+0%

690Payson, AZAZ53,80177.7%−0%

691Oxnard, CACA830,85177.7%−0%

692Macomb, ILIL25,91677.7%+5%

693Centralia, WAWA88,06277.7%−1%

694Albany, NYNY915,83577.7%−3%

695Stillwater, OKOK83,88977.6%+3%

696Worcester, MAMA888,50277.6%−5%

697Lafayette, ININ228,46877.6%+0%

698Brigham City, UTUT70,40577.6%+5%

699Pocatello, IDID91,59177.6%−1%

700Guymon, OKOK20,32277.6%+3%

701Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22677.5%−1%

702The Dalles, OROR26,31077.5%+6%

703Easton, MDMD38,23877.5%−5%

704Montrose, COCO44,59177.5%+3%

705Hanford, CACA154,32777.4%+5%

706East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17977.4%+2%

707Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04177.4%+1%

708Los Alamos, NMNM19,40777.4%+0%

709Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24577.3%+2%

710Monticello, ININ25,16477.3%−10%

711Columbia, MOMO219,06277.3%+1%

712Lock Haven, PAPA37,87077.3%−1%

713Jacksonville, TXTX53,33777.3%−7%

714Sparta, WIWI46,57277.3%−1%

715San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14077.3%−2%

716Menomonie, WIWI46,22377.3%+1%

717Kapaa, HIHI73,40077.3%−2%

718Kirksville, MOMO29,82477.2%+1%

719Platteville, WIWI52,44677.2%+5%

720Marshall, MNMN25,68477.2%+2%

721Lexington, NENE26,25577.1%+7%

722Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72077.1%−4%

723Lansing, MIMI479,72277.1%−3%

724Tampa, FLFL3,418,89577.1%−4%

725Lacey, WAWA304,26177.1%+0%

726St. George, UTUT213,67077.1%+0%

727Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03577.1%−0%

728Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15577.1%−1%

729Deming, NMNM25,40777.0%+6%

730Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04777.0%+2%

731Keene, NHNH78,26977.0%−0%

732Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97577.0%−3%

733Santa Fe, NMNM156,90777.0%+7%

734Grand Junction, COCO162,84577.0%+0%

735Gainesville, TXTX44,46177.0%+3%

736Tahlequah, OKOK49,19676.9%−0%

737La Grande, OROR25,90076.9%+4%

738Pittsfield, MAMA128,22476.9%−3%

739Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93876.9%−3%

740Pahrump, NVNV57,33676.8%+8%

741Branson, MOMO57,00176.8%−3%

742Lancaster, PAPA563,15976.8%−2%

743Medford, OROR221,79576.8%−0%

744Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08176.7%+3%

745Miami, FLFL6,391,07276.7%−2%

746Sweetwater, TXTX14,11776.6%−0%

747Massena, NYNY105,48876.6%+3%

748Cortland, NYNY45,85076.6%−2%

749Brookings, SDSD37,63576.6%−0%

750Vernal, UTUT38,27876.5%−3%

751Fort Morgan, COCO30,30676.5%−1%

752Lewiston, MEME116,48776.4%−4%

753Portland, MEME577,63576.4%−3%

754Elkhart, ININ208,77476.4%−5%

755Oneonta, NYNY60,58976.3%+6%

756Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44876.3%−4%

757Spokane, WAWA608,01276.3%−1%

758Lawrence, KSKS120,92076.2%+2%

759Blackfoot, IDID51,15376.2%+1%

760Cedar City, UTUT67,14176.2%+6%

761Athens, GAGA224,14876.1%−0%

762Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55276.1%+3%

763Winona, MNMN50,52376.1%+3%

764Pensacola, FLFL544,94976.1%−1%

765Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79176.0%−5%

766New Orleans, LALA970,84975.9%−1%

767Salem, OROR445,81475.9%+4%

768Vallejo, CACA455,37675.9%−0%

769Reno, NVNV578,73475.8%−3%

770Lebanon, NHNH224,50075.7%−0%

771Rock Springs, WYWY41,26775.7%+1%

772Marion, ININ66,52475.7%−8%

773Bellingham, WAWA236,39275.6%+3%

774Manhattan, KSKS136,12275.6%+0%

775Coshocton, OHOH37,18875.5%−8%

776Grants Pass, OROR87,86775.5%−5%

777Shelton, WAWA71,16575.5%−1%

778Morgantown, WVWV141,99575.4%−3%

779Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99275.4%−2%

780Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18275.4%−3%

781Sandpoint, IDID54,42075.2%+1%

782Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68575.2%−1%

783Kingston, NYNY183,33075.2%−3%

784Colorado Springs, COCO781,79675.1%−3%

785Charleston, ILIL46,60775.1%−4%

786Show Low, AZAZ109,94675.1%+5%

787Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29575.1%−4%

788Alamosa, COCO27,89675.0%+3%

789Riverton, WYWY39,46474.9%+6%

790Port Angeles, WAWA78,20274.9%−0%

791Napa, CACA132,94974.9%+1%

792Kerrville, TXTX54,03774.9%−4%

793Bemidji, MNMN47,05574.9%−1%

794Bennington, VTVT36,63074.9%+1%

795Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15474.8%−2%

796Gainesville, FLFL359,03674.8%+0%

797Boone, NCNC54,78674.8%+0%

798Chico, CACA209,21174.8%−1%

799Hudson, NYNY60,16874.7%−3%

800Sturgis, MIMI60,96874.7%−10%

801Sacramento, CACA2,477,27474.7%−1%

802Decatur, ININ36,65074.7%−5%

803Greenfield, MAMA70,69874.6%−6%

804Helena, MTMT97,15374.5%+2%

805Anchorage, AKAK405,82174.5%−0%

806Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78174.5%−1%

807Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37774.5%−0%

808Logan, UTUT160,88974.4%+3%

809Kahului, HIHI160,67474.4%+6%

810Crescent City, CACA26,41074.4%+4%

811Santa Rosa, CACA486,44474.2%−0%

812Ellensburg, WAWA48,80374.1%+3%

813Fairbanks, AKAK93,97274.1%+2%

814Naples, FLFL417,13174.0%−2%

815Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93874.0%−2%

816Worthington, MNMN22,33874.0%+8%

817Lawton, OKOK127,59073.9%+1%

818San Diego, CACA3,282,24873.9%−2%

819Bend, OROR266,37673.7%−4%

820Ames, IAIA128,09073.7%+1%

821Edwards, COCO54,29173.7%+2%

822Lewisburg, PAPA42,31373.7%−2%

823Gallup, NMNM68,11973.6%−3%

824Hailey, IDID32,43673.6%+8%

825Brookings, OROR22,62173.6%+3%

826Baker City, OROR16,65873.5%+4%

827Austin, TXTX2,620,94573.4%−2%

828Missoula, MTMT128,69873.4%+2%

829Ukiah, CACA88,12273.4%+3%

830Barre, VTVT59,65273.3%−0%

831Durham, NCNC625,48573.2%−1%

832Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37773.2%−4%

833Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44173.1%−0%

834Fort Collins, COCO377,29273.0%−3%

835Madison, WIWI709,68573.0%−2%

836Sterling, COCO20,65473.0%−3%

837Newport, OROR50,63673.0%−3%

838Denver, COCO3,092,03772.8%−4%

839Burlington, VTVT227,80372.8%+0%

840The Villages, FLFL157,77272.8%−5%

841Astoria, OROR40,92672.7%−1%

842Othello, WAWA21,48872.7%+2%

843San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36772.6%−2%

844Moses Lake, WAWA105,72772.6%−1%

845Rochester, MNMN231,18472.6%−5%

846Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52772.6%−0%

847Bloomington, ININ165,23172.5%−3%

848Jacksonville, NCNC217,17572.2%+7%

849Truckee, CACA101,91172.2%−4%

850Faribault, MNMN69,93972.0%+1%

851Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31972.0%−2%

852Bozeman, MTMT128,74071.9%+2%

853Walla Walla, WAWA62,36171.8%−1%

854Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65771.7%+0%

855Champaign, ILIL239,97971.7%+2%

856Ruidoso, NMNM19,84471.7%+7%

857Provo, UTUT773,42671.6%−1%

858Liberal, KSKS21,07371.5%−10%

859Houghton, MIMI40,02871.5%+4%

860Athens, OHOH63,19771.4%+3%

861Washington, ININ34,20971.4%−2%

862Salinas, CACA433,72971.4%+2%

863Laramie, WYWY38,55871.3%+5%

864Heber, UTUT81,65571.3%−3%

865Durango, COCO56,89871.3%+3%

866Brattleboro, VTVT45,20471.3%−2%

867San Jose, CACA1,984,47371.2%−7%

868Port Townsend, WAWA33,97070.9%+1%

869Hilo, HIHI210,04370.8%+4%

870Taos, NMNM34,56470.6%−1%

871Eureka, CACA131,64770.5%−2%

872Charlottesville, VAVA228,59770.4%−4%

873Nantucket, MAMA14,75870.4%+26%

874Zapata, TXTX13,75370.3%−13%

875Iowa City, IAIA182,71170.1%+3%

876Amherst, MAMA164,06570.1%−4%

877Las Vegas, NMNM30,31170.0%−8%

878Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36869.9%+2%

879Eugene, OROR381,58469.8%−2%

880Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11869.8%−3%

881Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45169.8%+4%

882Clearlake, CACA67,77269.6%−8%

883Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21469.6%−7%

884Bishop, CACA18,15869.2%−1%

885Rexburg, IDID69,38069.2%+11%

886Storm Lake, IAIA20,44969.1%+1%

887Portland, OROR2,542,28269.1%−4%

888Arcadia, FLFL37,07868.6%+9%

889Trenton, NJNJ399,28968.5%−3%

890State College, PAPA157,39368.3%+1%

891Bremerton, WAWA283,37468.1%+1%

892Santa Maria, CACA442,06568.1%+3%

893Santa Cruz, CACA258,85268.1%−4%

894Key West, FLFL80,40668.0%+3%

895Chicago, ILIL9,434,12367.9%−4%

896Jackson, WYWY36,58767.9%+3%

897Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21967.7%−6%

898Vermillion, SDSD15,03167.3%−3%

899Breckenridge, COCO39,06966.7%+11%

900Juneau city and, AKAK31,60966.5%+10%

901Moscow, IDID41,84266.0%+5%

902Ketchikan, AKAK13,54965.6%+8%

903Seattle, WAWA4,161,88365.3%−7%

904Hood River, OROR23,72065.2%−7%

905Honolulu, HIHI988,70365.2%+1%

906Boston, MAMA5,034,22164.7%−7%

907Elko, NVNV56,68264.6%−3%

908Corvallis, OROR97,72864.5%−0%

909Rifle, COCO80,09964.5%+5%

910Clewiston, FLFL61,54663.8%+1%

911Washington, DCDC6,465,72463.6%−4%

912Boulder, COCO328,56062.7%−5%

913Pullman, WAWA48,51261.4%+0%

914Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44261.3%+12%

915Winnemucca, NVNV17,26760.8%+3%

916Ithaca, NYNY104,04757.6%+2%

917San Francisco, CACA4,630,04156.4%−10%

918New York, NYNY20,112,44848.0%−4%

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