snapshot: Daily vehicle miles per household
By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | June 14, 2012
Households that drive the most per day tended to be clustered outside Greater Boston or on its outskirts. Eleven communities, including Rochester and Plympton, averaged more than 100 household miles driven a day. Communities such as Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville were among those with the fewest miles. The data is for 2005-2007. It is from Mass. GIS and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.
Community | Daily vehicle miles traveled per household, '05-07 | Rank |
ABINGTON | 69.6 | 189 |
ACTON | 76 | 138 |
ACUSHNET | 67.4 | 208 |
ADAMS | 42.7 | 323 |
AGAWAM | 57.5 | 266 |
ALFORD | 72.6 | 170 |
AMESBURY | 70.8 | 178 |
AMHERST | 42.4 | 324 |
ANDOVER | 73.5 | 157 |
AQUINNAH | 87.3 | 59 |
ARLINGTON | 39.8 | 329 |
ASHBURNHAM | 95.8 | 20 |
ASHBY | 96.1 | 18 |
ASHFIELD | 74.7 | 147 |
ASHLAND | 71.9 | 175 |
ATHOL | 64.8 | 224 |
ATTLEBORO | 65.2 | 220 |
AUBURN | 63.6 | 236 |
AVON | 59.4 | 256 |
AYER | 63.7 | 235 |
BARNSTABLE | 56.3 | 272 |
BARRE | 87.7 | 56 |
BECKET | 90.9 | 38 |
BEDFORD | 62.6 | 243 |
BELCHERTOWN | 80.4 | 103 |
BELLINGHAM | 80.5 | 101 |
BELMONT | 41.2 | 327 |
BERKLEY | 106 | 5 |
BERLIN | 89.4 | 48 |
BERNARDSTON | 72.8 | 167 |
BEVERLY | 48.6 | 308 |
BILLERICA | 73.2 | 165 |
BLACKSTONE | 68.7 | 198 |
BLANDFORD | 84.9 | 73 |
BOLTON | 104.2 | 7 |
BOSTON | 28.1 | 348 |
BOURNE | 73.3 | 160 |
BOXBOROUGH | 82.3 | 90 |
BOXFORD | 95.5 | 23 |
BOYLSTON | 82.1 | 91 |
BRAINTREE | 56.5 | 270 |
BREWSTER | 65.1 | 221 |
BRIDGEWATER | 82 | 92 |
BRIMFIELD | 96.5 | 17 |
BROCKTON | 45.8 | 319 |
BROOKFIELD | 83.9 | 78 |
BROOKLINE | 24.2 | 349 |
BUCKLAND | 66 | 216 |
BURLINGTON | 64 | 230 |
CAMBRIDGE | 23.2 | 350 |
CANTON | 62.7 | 241 |
CARLISLE | 86.5 | 62 |
CARVER | 86.9 | 60 |
CHARLEMONT | 68.8 | 196 |
CHARLTON | 98.8 | 13 |
CHATHAM | 56.5 | 270 |
CHELMSFORD | 67.5 | 207 |
CHELSEA | 28.6 | 347 |
CHESHIRE | 60.3 | 252 |
CHESTER | 82.9 | 87 |
CHESTERFIELD | 83 | 84 |
CHICOPEE | 40.9 | 328 |
CHILMARK | 74.6 | 148 |
CLARKSBURG | 49.3 | 305 |
CLINTON | 58.7 | 260 |
COHASSET | 70 | 187 |
COLRAIN | 73.6 | 156 |
CONCORD | 64.4 | 229 |
CONWAY | 87.6 | 58 |
CUMMINGTON | 72.2 | 173 |
DALTON | 49.9 | 304 |
DANVERS | 58.9 | 259 |
DARTMOUTH | 69.4 | 192 |
DEDHAM | 54.7 | 281 |
DEERFIELD | 72.2 | 173 |
DENNIS | 51.5 | 299 |
DIGHTON | 89.9 | 43 |
DOUGLAS | 103 | 8 |
DOVER | 77.8 | 126 |
DRACUT | 64.6 | 227 |
DUDLEY | 76.4 | 135 |
DUNSTABLE | 98.7 | 14 |
DUXBURY | 89.2 | 49 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | 78.6 | 118 |
EAST BROOKFIELD | 78.4 | 120 |
EASTHAM | 62.4 | 244 |
EASTHAMPTON | 54.4 | 285 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | 64.5 | 228 |
EASTON | 79.1 | 111 |
EDGARTOWN | 65.1 | 221 |
EGREMONT | 58.7 | 260 |
ERVING | 75.6 | 142 |
ESSEX | 70.5 | 183 |
EVERETT | 33.7 | 345 |
FAIRHAVEN | 55 | 279 |
FALL RIVER | 37.8 | 335 |
FALMOUTH | 59.4 | 256 |
FITCHBURG | 49.3 | 305 |
FLORIDA | 77.9 | 125 |
FOXBOROUGH | 74.6 | 148 |
FRAMINGHAM | 52.6 | 296 |
FRANKLIN | 80.6 | 99 |
FREETOWN | 96.1 | 18 |
GARDNER | 53.8 | 290 |
GEORGETOWN | 90.8 | 40 |
GILL | 73.2 | 165 |
GLOUCESTER | 51.8 | 298 |
GOSHEN | 85.2 | 71 |
GOSNOLD | 20.9 | 351 |
GRAFTON | 82.7 | 89 |
GRANBY | 73.7 | 155 |
GRANVILLE | 86.1 | 65 |
GREAT BARRINGTON | 51.4 | 300 |
GREENFIELD | 46.3 | 316 |
GROTON | 94.8 | 30 |
GROVELAND | 85.2 | 71 |
HADLEY | 62.3 | 245 |
HALIFAX | 76.8 | 130 |
HAMILTON | 68.6 | 201 |
HAMPDEN | 73.3 | 160 |
HANCOCK | 74.5 | 150 |
HANOVER | 80.9 | 97 |
HANSON | 81.3 | 95 |
HARDWICK | 81.9 | 93 |
HARVARD | 94.7 | 31 |
HARWICH | 60.2 | 253 |
HATFIELD | 68.6 | 201 |
HAVERHILL | 59 | 258 |
HAWLEY | 83.9 | 78 |
HEATH | 85.5 | 69 |
HINGHAM | 68.5 | 203 |
HINSDALE | 70.7 | 179 |
HOLBROOK | 56.1 | 273 |
HOLDEN | 80.9 | 97 |
HOLLAND | 95.4 | 26 |
HOLLISTON | 78 | 123 |
HOLYOKE | 38.2 | 333 |
HOPEDALE | 69.2 | 194 |
HOPKINTON | 93.2 | 33 |
HUBBARDSTON | 110.4 | 2 |
HUDSON | 65.9 | 217 |
HULL | 55.9 | 275 |
HUNTINGTON | 78 | 123 |
IPSWICH | 66.2 | 214 |
KINGSTON | 76.8 | 130 |
LAKEVILLE | 99 | 12 |
LANCASTER | 90.8 | 40 |
LANESBOROUGH | 61.2 | 247 |
LAWRENCE | 35.7 | 338 |
LEE | 55.2 | 277 |
LEICESTER | 73.5 | 157 |
LENOX | 53.5 | 291 |
LEOMINSTER | 58 | 264 |
LEVERETT | 84.9 | 73 |
LEXINGTON | 57 | 269 |
LEYDEN | 69 | 195 |
LINCOLN | 54.5 | 283 |
LITTLETON | 84.2 | 75 |
LONGMEADOW | 64.8 | 224 |
LOWELL | 44.1 | 322 |
LUDLOW | 57.1 | 268 |
LUNENBURG | 78.7 | 116 |
LYNN | 35.6 | 339 |
LYNNFIELD | 70.3 | 185 |
MALDEN | 34.2 | 344 |
MANCHESTER | 65.7 | 219 |
MANSFIELD | 78.1 | 122 |
MARBLEHEAD | 48.3 | 309 |
MARION | 76.3 | 136 |
MARLBOROUGH | 62.8 | 239 |
MARSHFIELD | 81 | 96 |
MASHPEE | 70.7 | 179 |
MATTAPOISETT | 73.3 | 160 |
MAYNARD | 58.4 | 263 |
MEDFIELD | 80 | 105 |
MEDFORD | 39.1 | 330 |
MEDWAY | 78.8 | 115 |
MELROSE | 44.2 | 321 |
MENDON | 89.6 | 46 |
MERRIMAC | 83.9 | 78 |
METHUEN | 61.8 | 246 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | 93.4 | 32 |
MIDDLEFIELD | 88 | 55 |
MIDDLETON | 84.1 | 77 |
MILFORD | 64.7 | 226 |
MILLBURY | 65 | 223 |
MILLIS | 68.8 | 196 |
MILLVILLE | 92.1 | 34 |
MILTON | 58.7 | 260 |
MONROE | 62.8 | 239 |
MONSON | 79.3 | 109 |
MONTAGUE | 54.8 | 280 |
MONTEREY | 73.3 | 160 |
MONTGOMERY | 88.5 | 51 |
MOUNT WASHINGTON | 78.5 | 119 |
NAHANT | 50.9 | 301 |
NANTUCKET | 47.9 | 311 |
NATICK | 54.1 | 288 |
NEEDHAM | 55.9 | 275 |
NEW ASHFORD | 79 | 113 |
NEW BEDFORD | 38.1 | 334 |
NEW BRAINTREE | 90.9 | 38 |
NEWBURY | 84.2 | 75 |
NEWBURYPORT | 63.9 | 233 |
NEW MARLBOROUGH | 74.4 | 151 |
NEW SALEM | 85.3 | 70 |
NEWTON | 47.6 | 313 |
NORFOLK | 89.8 | 44 |
NORTH ADAMS | 35 | 341 |
NORTHAMPTON | 47.1 | 314 |
NORTH ANDOVER | 71.6 | 176 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 70.7 | 179 |
NORTHBOROUGH | 76.7 | 132 |
NORTHBRIDGE | 83.7 | 81 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | 69.3 | 193 |
NORTHFIELD | 75.6 | 142 |
NORTH READING | 75.2 | 144 |
NORTON | 87.7 | 56 |
NORWELL | 85.7 | 67 |
NORWOOD | 54.5 | 283 |
OAK BLUFFS | 62.7 | 241 |
OAKHAM | 109.9 | 3 |
ORANGE | 63.1 | 238 |
ORLEANS | 54.1 | 288 |
OTIS | 86.1 | 65 |
OXFORD | 73.5 | 157 |
PALMER | 63.5 | 237 |
PAXTON | 80.4 | 103 |
PEABODY | 53.2 | 292 |
PELHAM | 66.2 | 214 |
PEMBROKE | 83 | 84 |
PEPPERELL | 88.3 | 52 |
PERU | 78.9 | 114 |
PETERSHAM | 95.3 | 27 |
PHILLIPSTON | 102.5 | 10 |
PITTSFIELD | 38.3 | 332 |
PLAINFIELD | 86.3 | 63 |
PLAINVILLE | 76 | 138 |
PLYMOUTH | 86.7 | 61 |
PLYMPTON | 102.2 | 11 |
PRINCETON | 106.8 | 4 |
PROVINCETOWN | 41.4 | 326 |
QUINCY | 37.4 | 336 |
RANDOLPH | 57.2 | 267 |
RAYNHAM | 92.1 | 34 |
READING | 60.5 | 251 |
REHOBOTH | 86.3 | 63 |
REVERE | 35.5 | 340 |
RICHMOND | 68.7 | 198 |
ROCHESTER | 111.3 | 1 |
ROCKLAND | 60.6 | 249 |
ROCKPORT | 50.7 | 302 |
ROWE | 74.3 | 153 |
ROWLEY | 88.3 | 52 |
ROYALSTON | 91.4 | 37 |
RUSSELL | 76.1 | 137 |
RUTLAND | 98.7 | 14 |
SALEM | 36.3 | 337 |
SALISBURY | 72.3 | 172 |
SANDISFIELD | 77.8 | 126 |
SANDWICH | 83 | 84 |
SAUGUS | 53 | 294 |
SAVOY | 75.9 | 140 |
SCITUATE | 69.5 | 191 |
SEEKONK | 66.9 | 209 |
SHARON | 73.3 | 160 |
SHEFFIELD | 66.8 | 210 |
SHELBURNE | 68.5 | 203 |
SHERBORN | 76.7 | 132 |
SHIRLEY | 80.6 | 99 |
SHREWSBURY | 68.3 | 205 |
SHUTESBURY | 77.1 | 129 |
SOMERSET | 64 | 230 |
SOMERVILLE | 28.7 | 346 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 78.7 | 116 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | 95.8 | 20 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | 48.1 | 310 |
SOUTH HADLEY | 53 | 294 |
SOUTHWICK | 75.8 | 141 |
SPENCER | 66.5 | 212 |
SPRINGFIELD | 34.6 | 342 |
STERLING | 95.5 | 23 |
STOCKBRIDGE | 52 | 297 |
STONEHAM | 48.7 | 307 |
STOUGHTON | 59.6 | 255 |
STOW | 85.7 | 67 |
STURBRIDGE | 97 | 16 |
SUDBURY | 79.2 | 110 |
SUNDERLAND | 55.2 | 277 |
SUTTON | 95.5 | 23 |
SWAMPSCOTT | 45.8 | 319 |
SWANSEA | 70.7 | 179 |
TAUNTON | 57.6 | 265 |
TEMPLETON | 95.6 | 22 |
TEWKSBURY | 74.8 | 146 |
TISBURY | 54.7 | 281 |
TOLLAND | 104.6 | 6 |
TOPSFIELD | 77.2 | 128 |
TOWNSEND | 90.1 | 42 |
TRURO | 69.6 | 189 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | 79.4 | 107 |
TYRINGHAM | 83.1 | 82 |
UPTON | 102.6 | 9 |
UXBRIDGE | 94.9 | 29 |
WAKEFIELD | 54.4 | 285 |
WALES | 92.1 | 34 |
WALPOLE | 70.4 | 184 |
WALTHAM | 46 | 317 |
WARE | 59.9 | 254 |
WAREHAM | 76.5 | 134 |
WARREN | 74.4 | 151 |
WARWICK | 82.9 | 87 |
WASHINGTON | 79.1 | 111 |
WATERTOWN | 38.5 | 331 |
WAYLAND | 66.8 | 210 |
WEBSTER | 60.6 | 249 |
WELLESLEY | 60.9 | 248 |
WELLFLEET | 66.4 | 213 |
WENDELL | 78.2 | 121 |
WENHAM | 70.2 | 186 |
WESTBOROUGH | 72.7 | 169 |
WEST BOYLSTON | 70.9 | 177 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | 72.5 | 171 |
WEST BROOKFIELD | 79.7 | 106 |
WESTFIELD | 56.1 | 273 |
WESTFORD | 88.1 | 54 |
WESTHAMPTON | 89.8 | 44 |
WESTMINSTER | 89.6 | 46 |
WEST NEWBURY | 95.1 | 28 |
WESTON | 68.7 | 198 |
WESTPORT | 83.1 | 82 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | 46.8 | 315 |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 64 | 230 |
WEST TISBURY | 67.9 | 206 |
WESTWOOD | 65.9 | 217 |
WEYMOUTH | 50.6 | 303 |
WHATELY | 69.9 | 188 |
WHITMAN | 63.8 | 234 |
WILBRAHAM | 72.8 | 167 |
WILLIAMSBURG | 74.2 | 154 |
WILLIAMSTOWN | 45.9 | 318 |
WILMINGTON | 75.2 | 144 |
WINCHENDON | 79.4 | 107 |
WINCHESTER | 53.2 | 292 |
WINDSOR | 81.9 | 93 |
WINTHROP | 34.4 | 343 |
WOBURN | 54.2 | 287 |
WORCESTER | 42.3 | 325 |
WORTHINGTON | 80.5 | 101 |
WRENTHAM | 88.6 | 50 |
YARMOUTH | 47.8 | 312 |