2021’s Best & Worst States to Drive in

WalletHub Study data set ranges from average gas prices to rush-hour traffic congestion to road quality

With U.S. traffic congestion costing U.S. drivers $88 billion in 2019 but driving reduced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst States to Drive in.

To determine the most driver-friendly states in the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states across 31 key metrics. The data set ranges from average gas prices to rush-hour traffic congestion to road quality.
 

Best States for Driving	Worst States for Driving
1. Texas	41. Colorado
2. Indiana	42. New Jersey
3. North Carolina	43. New Hampshire
4. Iowa	44. Pennsylvania
5. Tennessee	45. Rhode Island
6. Kentucky	46. Delaware
7. Maine	47. Maryland
8. Idaho	48. Washington
9. South Dakota	49. California
10. Ohio	50. Hawaii

Best vs. Worst

• West Virginia has one of the lowest shares of rush-hour traffic congestion, 5.00 percent, which is 17.2 times lower than in California, the state with the highest at 86.00 percent.
   
• Mississippi has the lowest average regular gas price, $1.86 per gallon, which is 1.8 times lower than in Hawaii, the state with the highest at $3.28 per gallon.
   
• Vermont has the fewest car thefts (per 1,000 residents), 0.48, which is 8.9 times fewer than in New Mexico, the state with the most at 4.27.
   
• California has the most auto-repair shops (per square root of the population), 1.523536, which is 7.4 times more than in Hawaii, the state with the fewest at 0.205448.
   
• Maine has the lowest average car insurance rate, $912, which is 3.2 times lower than in Michigan, the state with the highest at $2,878. 

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-states-to-drive-in/43012

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