Which metro areas drive the most miles per resident?

FHWA's 2022 urbanized-area table shows the most driving per resident in Nashville-Davidson, TN (41.9 vehicle miles a day), Knoxville, TN and Birmingham, AL, against a median of 21.3 across 493 urbanized areas.

Nashville-Davidson, TN41.9

Knoxville, TN33.0

Birmingham, AL32.0

Raleigh, NC31.2

Baton Rouge, LA30.5

Orlando, FL29.2

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX28.7

Columbia, SC28.7

Austin, TX28.6

San Antonio, TX28.0

What it shows: Nashville-Davidson, TN is the largest at 41.9, followed by Knoxville, TN at 33.0; the smallest shown is San Antonio, TX at 28.0.

Source: FHWA Highway Statistics 2022, Table HM-72 (urbanized areas: daily vehicle miles per capita) · data from 2022