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Driving Alone to Work- State and Top U.S. Performers Comparison

Current Value

80%

2022

Definition

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Why Is This Important?

The transportation choices that communities and individuals make have important impacts on health through items such as active living, air quality, and traffic crashes. The choices for commuting to work can include walking, biking, taking public transit, carpooling, or individuals driving alone, the last of which is the most damaging to the health of communities. In most counties, driving alone is also the primary form of transportation to work. Walking and mixed-methods commuting are associated with lower BMI than commuting by car. Choice of commuting method is dependent upon many factors which are influenced by the physical environment and individual safety concerns. ­­Car-only commuters have significantly higher body fat percentage than mixed and active commuters. People who drive to work are less likely to reach recommended activity levels than people who use other forms of transportation.

For more information please visit, Driving Alone to Work for Cabarrus County on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings. 

Notes on Methodology

Driving Alone to Work is the percentage of the workforce that usually drives alone to work.

To learn more about the Measure Methods, please visit the Driving Alone to Work Measure Methods Section, on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings Website.

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