Metro Atlanta drivers cover roughly 33 miles every day

Atlantans do some of the most daily driving among people in major U.S. metro areas, a new analysis finds.

Why it matters: The work-from-home and deliver-it-to-me paradigm shifts of the Covid pandemic did little to shake up the metro's driving habits and sprawling land use.

• The stats also make clear the financial and political challenges facing elected officials when it comes to planning and building transit options.

Driving the news: Atlanta has the eighth-highest daily per capita vehicle miles traveled (VMT) among the 50 most-populated U.S. metros, with 33.6, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick writes .

• Raleigh has the highest, with 38.1. It's followed by Birmingham (36.1), Jacksonville (36) and Nashville (35.5).
• San Francisco (21.7), Philadelphia (21.1) and New York City (14.4) came up last — which makes sense, given their relatively well-developed public transit networks, walkability, density, etc.

How it works: The numbers come by way of Replica , a mobility analytics firm that publishes traffic and other similar data based on anonymized mobile device info, roadside sensors, transit agencies and more.

• The firm looked specifically at private car trips made by adults in fall 2023. The figures include not just personally owned vehicles, but also taxis and ride-hailing vehicles.

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