snapshot: who's driving those pickup trucks?
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | June 13, 2013
Little kids love their toy trucks. And when they grow up, many of them still love their big trucks. The map and chart show the highest density of pickup trucks across Massachusetts. For the most part, rural communities like their pickups a lot more than folks in the cities and denser suburbs. The 2012 data is from the Department of Revenue.
Community | Trucks per 1,000 residents | Rank | Trucks | Population |
ABINGTON | 354 | 201 | 5,654 | 15,985 |
ACTON | 280 | 309 | 6,127 | 21,924 |
ACUSHNET | 379 | 150 | 3,901 | 10,303 |
ADAMS | 366 | 176 | 3,109 | 8,485 |
AGAWAM | 328 | 246 | 9,316 | 28,438 |
ALFORD | 439 | 66 | 217 | 494 |
AMESBURY | 329 | 243 | 5,349 | 16,283 |
AMHERST | 107 | 351 | 4,049 | 37,819 |
ANDOVER | 285 | 305 | 9,453 | 33,201 |
AQUINNAH | 682 | 5 | 212 | 311 |
ARLINGTON | 199 | 345 | 8,539 | 42,844 |
ASHBURNHAM | 403 | 115 | 2,452 | 6,081 |
ASHBY | 450 | 57 | 1,384 | 3,074 |
ASHFIELD | 401 | 119 | 696 | 1,737 |
ASHLAND | 325 | 253 | 5,389 | 16,593 |
ATHOL | 315 | 270 | 3,651 | 11,584 |
ATTLEBORO | 310 | 273 | 13,498 | 43,593 |
AUBURN | 354 | 200 | 5,731 | 16,188 |
AVON | 426 | 89 | 1,854 | 4,356 |
AYER | 350 | 212 | 2,597 | 7,427 |
BARNSTABLE | 418 | 95 | 18,871 | 45,193 |
BARRE | 388 | 132 | 2,095 | 5,398 |
BECKET | 508 | 25 | 903 | 1,779 |
BEDFORD | 338 | 232 | 4,496 | 13,320 |
BELCHERTOWN | 382 | 144 | 5,601 | 14,649 |
BELLINGHAM | 368 | 174 | 6,016 | 16,332 |
BELMONT | 222 | 335 | 5,497 | 24,729 |
BERKLEY | 400 | 121 | 2,561 | 6,411 |
BERLIN | 421 | 93 | 1,206 | 2,866 |
BERNARDSTON | 432 | 75 | 920 | 2,129 |
BEVERLY | 288 | 302 | 11,374 | 39,502 |
BILLERICA | 360 | 188 | 14,486 | 40,243 |
BLACKSTONE | 361 | 185 | 3,256 | 9,026 |
BLANDFORD | 509 | 22 | 628 | 1,233 |
BOLTON | 375 | 160 | 1,836 | 4,897 |
BOSTON | 162 | 347 | 99,961 | 617,594 |
BOURNE | 378 | 152 | 7,472 | 19,754 |
BOXBOROUGH | 311 | 272 | 1,555 | 4,996 |
BOXFORD | 374 | 163 | 2,981 | 7,965 |
BOYLSTON | 375 | 159 | 1,634 | 4,355 |
BRAINTREE | 337 | 233 | 12,049 | 35,744 |
BREWSTER | 446 | 59 | 4,379 | 9,820 |
BRIDGEWATER | 297 | 288 | 7,881 | 26,563 |
BRIMFIELD | 449 | 58 | 1,620 | 3,609 |
BROCKTON | 222 | 336 | 20,826 | 93,810 |
BROOKFIELD | 442 | 64 | 1,498 | 3,390 |
BROOKLINE | 135 | 349 | 7,913 | 58,732 |
BUCKLAND | 371 | 170 | 705 | 1,902 |
BURLINGTON | 306 | 276 | 7,507 | 24,498 |
CAMBRIDGE | 111 | 350 | 11,682 | 105,162 |
CANTON | 352 | 207 | 7,581 | 21,561 |
CARLISLE | 356 | 197 | 1,725 | 4,852 |
CARVER | 399 | 123 | 4,586 | 11,509 |
CHARLEMONT | 432 | 75 | 547 | 1,266 |
CHARLTON | 374 | 165 | 4,855 | 12,981 |
CHATHAM | 529 | 17 | 3,240 | 6,125 |
CHELMSFORD | 332 | 240 | 11,231 | 33,802 |
CHELSEA | 282 | 306 | 9,931 | 35,177 |
CHESHIRE | 482 | 40 | 1,559 | 3,235 |
CHESTER | 476 | 44 | 637 | 1,337 |
CHESTERFIELD | 494 | 33 | 603 | 1,222 |
CHICOPEE | 280 | 308 | 15,494 | 55,298 |
CHILMARK | 907 | 2 | 785 | 866 |
CLARKSBURG | 439 | 67 | 747 | 1,702 |
CLINTON | 293 | 295 | 3,991 | 13,606 |
COHASSET | 386 | 135 | 2,914 | 7,542 |
COLRAIN | 458 | 50 | 765 | 1,671 |
CONCORD | 268 | 316 | 4,729 | 17,668 |
CONWAY | 379 | 151 | 718 | 1,897 |
CUMMINGTON | 430 | 80 | 375 | 872 |
DALTON | 351 | 208 | 2,374 | 6,756 |
DANVERS | 349 | 217 | 9,239 | 26,493 |
DARTMOUTH | 316 | 269 | 10,750 | 34,032 |
DEDHAM | 291 | 300 | 7,184 | 24,729 |
DEERFIELD | 360 | 188 | 1,845 | 5,125 |
DENNIS | 436 | 70 | 6,192 | 14,207 |
DIGHTON | 414 | 100 | 2,936 | 7,086 |
DOUGLAS | 402 | 116 | 3,403 | 8,471 |
DOVER | 375 | 161 | 2,095 | 5,589 |
DRACUT | 351 | 209 | 10,347 | 29,457 |
DUDLEY | 339 | 230 | 3,859 | 11,390 |
DUNSTABLE | 401 | 118 | 1,275 | 3,179 |
DUXBURY | 428 | 83 | 6,438 | 15,059 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | 374 | 164 | 5,162 | 13,794 |
EAST BROOKFIELD | 431 | 78 | 940 | 2,183 |
EASTHAM | 552 | 14 | 2,736 | 4,956 |
EASTHAMPTON | 324 | 255 | 5,203 | 16,053 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | 339 | 231 | 5,322 | 15,720 |
EASTON | 332 | 242 | 7,661 | 23,112 |
EDGARTOWN | 847 | 3 | 3,446 | 4,067 |
EGREMONT | 452 | 55 | 554 | 1,225 |
ERVING | 365 | 180 | 657 | 1,800 |
ESSEX | 462 | 49 | 1,619 | 3,504 |
EVERETT | 214 | 339 | 8,897 | 41,667 |
FAIRHAVEN | 351 | 211 | 5,563 | 15,873 |
FALL RIVER | 233 | 328 | 20,729 | 88,857 |
FALMOUTH | 396 | 126 | 12,484 | 31,531 |
FITCHBURG | 264 | 317 | 10,628 | 40,318 |
FLORIDA | 508 | 24 | 382 | 752 |
FOXBOROUGH | 360 | 191 | 6,067 | 16,865 |
FRAMINGHAM | 262 | 318 | 17,930 | 68,318 |
FRANKLIN | 334 | 238 | 10,553 | 31,635 |
FREETOWN | 443 | 63 | 3,926 | 8,870 |
GARDNER | 273 | 313 | 5,516 | 20,228 |
GEORGETOWN | 382 | 145 | 3,127 | 8,183 |
GILL | 427 | 84 | 641 | 1,500 |
GLOUCESTER | 336 | 234 | 9,678 | 28,789 |
GOSHEN | 456 | 52 | 481 | 1,054 |
GOSNOLD | 467 | 47 | 35 | 75 |
GRAFTON | 323 | 259 | 5,742 | 17,765 |
GRANBY | 427 | 87 | 2,664 | 6,240 |
GRANVILLE | 485 | 38 | 760 | 1,566 |
GREAT BARRINGTON | 332 | 241 | 2,356 | 7,104 |
GREENFIELD | 291 | 299 | 5,074 | 17,456 |
GROTON | 345 | 221 | 3,675 | 10,646 |
GROVELAND | 372 | 168 | 2,401 | 6,459 |
HADLEY | 350 | 213 | 1,835 | 5,250 |
HALIFAX | 409 | 105 | 3,077 | 7,518 |
HAMILTON | 326 | 249 | 2,529 | 7,764 |
HAMPDEN | 416 | 97 | 2,140 | 5,139 |
HANCOCK | 456 | 53 | 327 | 717 |
HANOVER | 406 | 108 | 5,638 | 13,879 |
HANSON | 427 | 88 | 4,356 | 10,209 |
HARDWICK | 381 | 146 | 1,140 | 2,990 |
HARVARD | 279 | 310 | 1,819 | 6,520 |
HARWICH | 467 | 46 | 5,718 | 12,243 |
HATFIELD | 415 | 99 | 1,362 | 3,279 |
HAVERHILL | 282 | 307 | 17,157 | 60,879 |
HAWLEY | 502 | 28 | 169 | 337 |
HEATH | 470 | 45 | 332 | 706 |
HINGHAM | 360 | 190 | 7,974 | 22,157 |
HINSDALE | 445 | 62 | 905 | 2,032 |
HOLBROOK | 335 | 236 | 3,619 | 10,791 |
HOLDEN | 326 | 248 | 5,652 | 17,346 |
HOLLAND | 417 | 96 | 1,034 | 2,481 |
HOLLISTON | 358 | 196 | 4,853 | 13,547 |
HOLYOKE | 215 | 338 | 8,561 | 39,880 |
HOPEDALE | 349 | 215 | 2,063 | 5,911 |
HOPKINTON | 364 | 183 | 5,429 | 14,925 |
HUBBARDSTON | 420 | 94 | 1,840 | 4,382 |
HUDSON | 348 | 218 | 6,628 | 19,063 |
HULL | 333 | 239 | 3,426 | 10,293 |
HUNTINGTON | 489 | 36 | 1,065 | 2,180 |
IPSWICH | 365 | 179 | 4,812 | 13,175 |
KINGSTON | 404 | 113 | 5,101 | 12,629 |
LAKEVILLE | 407 | 107 | 4,314 | 10,602 |
LANCASTER | 288 | 301 | 2,322 | 8,055 |
LANESBOROUGH | 451 | 56 | 1,394 | 3,091 |
LAWRENCE | 179 | 346 | 13,633 | 76,377 |
LEE | 388 | 133 | 2,306 | 5,943 |
LEICESTER | 359 | 195 | 3,934 | 10,970 |
LENOX | 304 | 277 | 1,528 | 5,025 |
LEOMINSTER | 297 | 286 | 12,114 | 40,759 |
LEVERETT | 373 | 166 | 691 | 1,851 |
LEXINGTON | 249 | 323 | 7,825 | 31,394 |
LEYDEN | 516 | 19 | 367 | 711 |
LINCOLN | 243 | 325 | 1,546 | 6,362 |
LITTLETON | 366 | 178 | 3,263 | 8,924 |
LONGMEADOW | 286 | 303 | 4,517 | 15,784 |
LOWELL | 212 | 340 | 22,568 | 106,519 |
LUDLOW | 336 | 234 | 7,094 | 21,103 |
LUNENBURG | 411 | 103 | 4,148 | 10,086 |
LYNN | 226 | 333 | 20,376 | 90,329 |
LYNNFIELD | 345 | 222 | 4,002 | 11,596 |
MALDEN | 200 | 343 | 11,900 | 59,450 |
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA | 345 | 223 | 1,772 | 5,136 |
MANSFIELD | 320 | 263 | 7,408 | 23,184 |
MARBLEHEAD | 328 | 245 | 6,499 | 19,808 |
MARION | 395 | 129 | 1,937 | 4,907 |
MARLBOROUGH | 302 | 281 | 11,607 | 38,499 |
MARSHFIELD | 397 | 125 | 9,982 | 25,132 |
MASHPEE | 378 | 154 | 5,295 | 14,006 |
MATTAPOISETT | 406 | 109 | 2,455 | 6,045 |
MAYNARD | 310 | 275 | 3,128 | 10,106 |
MEDFIELD | 361 | 186 | 4,335 | 12,024 |
MEDFORD | 219 | 337 | 12,283 | 56,173 |
MEDWAY | 352 | 204 | 4,491 | 12,752 |
MELROSE | 253 | 321 | 6,823 | 26,983 |
MENDON | 425 | 90 | 2,481 | 5,839 |
MERRIMAC | 353 | 202 | 2,236 | 6,338 |
METHUEN | 296 | 290 | 14,001 | 47,255 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | 381 | 147 | 8,796 | 23,116 |
MIDDLEFIELD | 520 | 18 | 271 | 521 |
MIDDLETON | 365 | 181 | 3,279 | 8,987 |
MILFORD | 328 | 244 | 9,191 | 27,999 |
MILLBURY | 352 | 206 | 4,668 | 13,261 |
MILLIS | 378 | 155 | 2,980 | 7,891 |
MILLVILLE | 406 | 110 | 1,295 | 3,190 |
MILTON | 277 | 311 | 7,466 | 27,003 |
MONROE | 595 | 8 | 72 | 121 |
MONSON | 430 | 79 | 3,682 | 8,560 |
MONTAGUE | 327 | 247 | 2,762 | 8,437 |
MONTEREY | 402 | 116 | 386 | 961 |
MONTGOMERY | 504 | 27 | 422 | 838 |
MOUNT WASHINGTON | 557 | 13 | 93 | 167 |
NAHANT | 344 | 225 | 1,172 | 3,410 |
NANTUCKET | 979 | 1 | 9,960 | 10,172 |
NATICK | 303 | 279 | 10,006 | 33,006 |
NEEDHAM | 303 | 278 | 8,765 | 28,886 |
NEW ASHFORD | 548 | 15 | 125 | 228 |
NEW BEDFORD | 223 | 334 | 21,174 | 95,072 |
NEW BRAINTREE | 455 | 54 | 454 | 999 |
NEWBURY | 404 | 114 | 2,690 | 6,666 |
NEWBURYPORT | 315 | 271 | 5,488 | 17,416 |
NEW MARLBOROUGH | 486 | 37 | 733 | 1,509 |
NEW SALEM | 427 | 84 | 423 | 990 |
NEWTON | 226 | 332 | 19,251 | 85,146 |
NORFOLK | 344 | 225 | 3,859 | 11,227 |
NORTH ADAMS | 294 | 293 | 4,030 | 13,708 |
NORTHAMPTON | 232 | 329 | 6,621 | 28,549 |
NORTH ANDOVER | 296 | 290 | 8,401 | 28,352 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 341 | 228 | 9,789 | 28,712 |
NORTHBOROUGH | 352 | 205 | 4,984 | 14,155 |
NORTHBRIDGE | 324 | 256 | 5,087 | 15,707 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | 370 | 172 | 1,730 | 4,680 |
NORTHFIELD | 393 | 130 | 1,192 | 3,032 |
NORTH READING | 364 | 182 | 5,424 | 14,892 |
NORTON | 322 | 260 | 6,134 | 19,031 |
NORWELL | 414 | 102 | 4,350 | 10,506 |
NORWOOD | 297 | 289 | 8,482 | 28,602 |
OAK BLUFFS | 624 | 7 | 2,823 | 4,527 |
OAKHAM | 457 | 51 | 870 | 1,902 |
ORANGE | 348 | 219 | 2,725 | 7,839 |
ORLEANS | 581 | 11 | 3,420 | 5,890 |
OTIS | 509 | 22 | 821 | 1,612 |
OXFORD | 344 | 224 | 4,713 | 13,709 |
PALMER | 386 | 136 | 4,687 | 12,140 |
PAXTON | 324 | 254 | 1,559 | 4,806 |
PEABODY | 299 | 284 | 15,328 | 51,251 |
PELHAM | 316 | 267 | 418 | 1,321 |
PEMBROKE | 400 | 120 | 7,127 | 17,837 |
PEPPERELL | 391 | 131 | 4,495 | 11,497 |
PERU | 561 | 12 | 475 | 847 |
PETERSHAM | 424 | 92 | 523 | 1,234 |
PHILLIPSTON | 446 | 59 | 750 | 1,682 |
PITTSFIELD | 292 | 297 | 13,052 | 44,737 |
PLAINFIELD | 478 | 41 | 310 | 648 |
PLAINVILLE | 360 | 192 | 2,972 | 8,264 |
PLYMOUTH | 375 | 162 | 21,147 | 56,468 |
PLYMPTON | 477 | 42 | 1,346 | 2,820 |
PRINCETON | 433 | 73 | 1,479 | 3,413 |
PROVINCETOWN | 515 | 20 | 1,514 | 2,942 |
QUINCY | 237 | 326 | 21,830 | 92,271 |
RANDOLPH | 261 | 319 | 8,367 | 32,112 |
RAYNHAM | 378 | 153 | 5,061 | 13,383 |
READING | 299 | 284 | 7,401 | 24,747 |
REHOBOTH | 428 | 81 | 4,967 | 11,608 |
REVERE | 203 | 342 | 10,514 | 51,755 |
RICHMOND | 404 | 112 | 596 | 1,475 |
ROCHESTER | 462 | 48 | 2,418 | 5,232 |
ROCKLAND | 361 | 186 | 6,304 | 17,489 |
ROCKPORT | 349 | 215 | 2,426 | 6,952 |
ROWE | 499 | 30 | 196 | 393 |
ROWLEY | 431 | 77 | 2,524 | 5,856 |
ROYALSTON | 493 | 34 | 620 | 1,258 |
RUSSELL | 436 | 71 | 773 | 1,775 |
RUTLAND | 384 | 139 | 3,061 | 7,973 |
SALEM | 237 | 327 | 9,775 | 41,340 |
SALISBURY | 383 | 142 | 3,171 | 8,283 |
SANDISFIELD | 477 | 43 | 436 | 915 |
SANDWICH | 411 | 104 | 8,489 | 20,675 |
SAUGUS | 324 | 258 | 8,620 | 26,628 |
SAVOY | 533 | 16 | 369 | 692 |
SCITUATE | 384 | 139 | 6,962 | 18,133 |
SEEKONK | 395 | 127 | 5,424 | 13,722 |
SHARON | 293 | 296 | 5,157 | 17,612 |
SHEFFIELD | 485 | 39 | 1,580 | 3,257 |
SHELBURNE | 376 | 157 | 711 | 1,893 |
SHERBORN | 359 | 194 | 1,478 | 4,119 |
SHIRLEY | 297 | 287 | 2,141 | 7,211 |
SHREWSBURY | 300 | 282 | 10,668 | 35,608 |
SHUTESBURY | 339 | 229 | 601 | 1,771 |
SOMERSET | 326 | 250 | 5,915 | 18,165 |
SOMERVILLE | 156 | 348 | 11,776 | 75,754 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 446 | 61 | 2,581 | 5,792 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | 359 | 193 | 3,510 | 9,767 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | 274 | 312 | 4,583 | 16,719 |
SOUTH HADLEY | 285 | 304 | 4,997 | 17,514 |
SOUTHWICK | 416 | 98 | 3,954 | 9,502 |
SPENCER | 366 | 177 | 4,276 | 11,688 |
SPRINGFIELD | 209 | 341 | 31,967 | 153,060 |
STERLING | 405 | 111 | 3,159 | 7,808 |
STOCKBRIDGE | 372 | 167 | 725 | 1,947 |
STONEHAM | 294 | 293 | 6,302 | 21,437 |
STOUGHTON | 317 | 265 | 8,556 | 26,962 |
STOW | 367 | 175 | 2,415 | 6,590 |
STURBRIDGE | 370 | 171 | 3,427 | 9,268 |
SUDBURY | 319 | 264 | 5,637 | 17,659 |
SUNDERLAND | 272 | 315 | 1,001 | 3,684 |
SUTTON | 395 | 128 | 3,542 | 8,963 |
SWAMPSCOTT | 300 | 282 | 4,130 | 13,787 |
SWANSEA | 387 | 134 | 6,132 | 15,865 |
TAUNTON | 310 | 273 | 17,298 | 55,874 |
TEMPLETON | 379 | 149 | 3,036 | 8,013 |
TEWKSBURY | 351 | 210 | 10,170 | 28,961 |
TISBURY | 690 | 4 | 2,725 | 3,949 |
TOLLAND | 501 | 29 | 243 | 485 |
TOPSFIELD | 369 | 173 | 2,243 | 6,085 |
TOWNSEND | 399 | 122 | 3,565 | 8,926 |
TRURO | 592 | 9 | 1,186 | 2,003 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | 384 | 141 | 4,334 | 11,292 |
TYRINGHAM | 514 | 21 | 168 | 327 |
UPTON | 376 | 157 | 2,833 | 7,542 |
UXBRIDGE | 371 | 169 | 4,995 | 13,457 |
WAKEFIELD | 322 | 261 | 8,034 | 24,932 |
WALES | 436 | 69 | 802 | 1,838 |
WALPOLE | 346 | 220 | 8,318 | 24,070 |
WALTHAM | 256 | 320 | 15,492 | 60,632 |
WARE | 383 | 142 | 3,779 | 9,872 |
WAREHAM | 386 | 137 | 8,420 | 21,822 |
WARREN | 362 | 184 | 1,860 | 5,135 |
WARWICK | 433 | 73 | 338 | 780 |
WASHINGTON | 493 | 35 | 265 | 538 |
WATERTOWN | 228 | 330 | 7,262 | 31,915 |
WAYLAND | 317 | 266 | 4,117 | 12,994 |
WEBSTER | 294 | 292 | 4,932 | 16,767 |
WELLESLEY | 272 | 314 | 7,615 | 27,982 |
WELLFLEET | 590 | 10 | 1,623 | 2,750 |
WENDELL | 439 | 68 | 372 | 848 |
WENHAM | 248 | 324 | 1,211 | 4,875 |
WESTBOROUGH | 325 | 252 | 5,941 | 18,272 |
WEST BOYLSTON | 320 | 262 | 2,454 | 7,669 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | 424 | 91 | 2,935 | 6,916 |
WEST BROOKFIELD | 409 | 105 | 1,515 | 3,701 |
WESTFIELD | 316 | 268 | 12,984 | 41,094 |
WESTFORD | 342 | 227 | 7,515 | 21,951 |
WESTHAMPTON | 494 | 32 | 794 | 1,607 |
WESTMINSTER | 414 | 101 | 3,014 | 7,277 |
WEST NEWBURY | 376 | 156 | 1,594 | 4,235 |
WESTON | 326 | 251 | 3,665 | 11,261 |
WESTPORT | 428 | 81 | 6,646 | 15,532 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | 292 | 298 | 8,279 | 28,391 |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 427 | 84 | 558 | 1,306 |
WEST TISBURY | 640 | 6 | 1,754 | 2,740 |
WESTWOOD | 334 | 237 | 4,884 | 14,618 |
WEYMOUTH | 324 | 256 | 17,408 | 53,743 |
WHATELY | 442 | 65 | 661 | 1,496 |
WHITMAN | 356 | 197 | 5,151 | 14,489 |
WILBRAHAM | 354 | 199 | 5,035 | 14,219 |
WILLIAMSBURG | 434 | 72 | 1,077 | 2,482 |
WILLIAMSTOWN | 227 | 331 | 1,757 | 7,754 |
WILMINGTON | 385 | 138 | 8,599 | 22,325 |
WINCHENDON | 352 | 203 | 3,629 | 10,300 |
WINCHESTER | 302 | 280 | 6,463 | 21,374 |
WINDSOR | 505 | 26 | 454 | 899 |
WINTHROP | 252 | 322 | 4,408 | 17,497 |
WOBURN | 350 | 213 | 13,324 | 38,120 |
WORCESTER | 200 | 343 | 36,253 | 181,045 |
WORTHINGTON | 495 | 31 | 572 | 1,156 |
WRENTHAM | 379 | 148 | 4,152 | 10,955 |
YARMOUTH | 398 | 124 | 9,465 | 23,793 |