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 |