New Jersey Has Among The Lowest Rate Of Car Ownership In America

In a recently published report, New Jersey has among the lowest rates of car ownership in the country.

New Jersey's Low Rate Of Car Ownership

I had a solid theory about New Jersey traffic and why it happens, and this report puts a bit of a dent in it.

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My theory is based on the "there are too many cars on the road" theory, but I'm not sure if that's completely true after finding out that the Garden State has among the lowest rates of car ownership in the nation.

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Of course, our big problem in New Jersey is not simply the number of cars, but the cars combined with roads that are too small to handle the volume.

The New Jersey Car Ownership Numbers

It is a bit of a surprise to find that, per 1000 drivers, New Jersey has the third-lowest number of motor vehicle registrations, according to a Forbes report.

Read More: Report Says New Jersey Is Among America's Noisiest States

The only states with fewer vehicle registrations per 1000 drivers are New York and the District of Columbia.

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New Jersey's car ownership numbers are low in another category, as well.  Let's look at the percentage of Garden State households that have at least one vehicle.

New Jersey Households With At Least One Vehicle

New Jersey has one of the lowest percentages of households with at least one vehicle. According to the report, it's the 4th lowest in the country with 88.7%

The state with the highest number of motor vehicle registrations per 1000 was Montana, and the lowest was Washington, D.C.