States where people spend the most on towing
States where people spend the most on towing
Among the few industries in a position to benefit from the onslaught of erratic weather is the towing industry. In the US alone, towing already reaps in billions of dollars in annual revenue, and that number is only likely to grow in the coming years. For drivers, that can be both a blessing and a curse. After all, if you need a lift it's good to know there's someone close by with a crane and ramp at their disposal. On the other hand, if you leave your car in the wrong parking zone for too long, the last thing you want to deal with is retrieving that car from the local impounding lot. The towing industry can be a bittersweet resource, indeed.
We here at Stacker can point you toward the states (plus Washington D.C.) where people spend the most money on towing. Using data from geographic data and analytics company Esri, we ranked states by annual towing charges per household while including the town or city within each state where people pay the most for towing. We won't spoil any reveals ahead of time, but we can say that if you live in a southern state, your odds of spending more on towing definitely decrease!
#51. Mississippi
Annual towing charges per household: $4.51
Annual towing charges: $5,156,591
2017 total households: 1,144,452
Place paying the most on towing: Pelahatchie ($7.14 per household)
#50. West Virginia
Annual towing charges per household: $4.53
Annual towing charges: $3,523,234
2017 total households: 778,585
Place paying the most on towing: Shepherdstown ($8.24 per household)
#49. New Mexico
Annual towing charges per household: $4.64
Annual towing charges: $3,752,716
2017 total households: 808,797
Place paying the most on towing: White Rock ($7.85 per household)
#48. Arkansas
Annual towing charges per household: $4.68
Annual towing charges: $5,596,504
2017 total households: 1,196,716
Place paying the most on towing: Johnson ($6.95 per household)
#47. Idaho
Annual towing charges per household: $4.75
Annual towing charges: $2,989,940
2017 total households: 628,868
Place paying the most on towing: Sun Valley ($7.31 per household)
#46. Kentucky
Annual towing charges per household: $4.85
Annual towing charges: $8,657,117
2017 total households: 1,784,186
Place paying the most on towing: Anchorage ($10.47 per household)
#45. Maine
Annual towing charges per household: $4.90
Annual towing charges: $2,822,237
2017 total households: 575,385
Place paying the most on towing: Cape Neddick ($7.59 per household)
#44. Alabama
Annual towing charges per household: $4.93
Annual towing charges: $9,621,576
2017 total households: 1,951,711
Place paying the most on towing: Mountain Brook ($10.03 per household)
#43. South Carolina
Annual towing charges per household: $5.00
Annual towing charges: $9,808,983
2017 total households: 1,961,026
Place paying the most on towing: Kiawah Island ($12.01 per household)
#42. Montana
Annual towing charges per household: $5.08
Annual towing charges: $2,225,028
2017 total households: 437,844
Place paying the most on towing: Colstrip ($6.87 per household)
#41. Tennessee
Annual towing charges per household: $5.08
Annual towing charges: $13,446,001
2017 total households: 2,645,517
Place paying the most on towing: Belle Meade ($13.08 per household)
#40. Indiana
Annual towing charges per household: $5.11
Annual towing charges: $13,275,904
2017 total households: 2,596,259
Place paying the most on towing: Meridian Hills ($9.79 per household)
#39. Louisiana
Annual towing charges per household: $5.14
Annual towing charges: $9,419,552
2017 total households: 1,832,548
Place paying the most on towing: Bayou Country Club ($8.04 per household)
#38. Nevada
Annual towing charges per household: $5.16
Annual towing charges: $5,666,922
2017 total households: 1,099,038
Place paying the most on towing: Kingsbury ($7.36 per household)
#37. North Carolina
Annual towing charges per household: $5.17
Annual towing charges: $20,858,869
2017 total households: 4,031,256
Place paying the most on towing: Marvin village ($10.83 per household)
#36. Arizona
Annual towing charges per household: $5.18
Annual towing charges: $13,433,394
2017 total households: 2,595,283
Place paying the most on towing: Paradise Valley ($11.12 per household)
#35. Oklahoma
Annual towing charges per household: $5.18
Annual towing charges: $8,052,106
2017 total households: 1,555,350
Place paying the most on towing: Nichols Hills ($11.29 per household)
#34. Ohio
Annual towing charges per household: $5.19
Annual towing charges: $24,416,391
2017 total households: 4,700,599
Place paying the most on towing: The Village of Indian Hill ($12.42 per household)
#33. Florida
Annual towing charges per household: $5.20
Annual towing charges: $41,931,891
2017 total households: 8,064,657
Place paying the most on towing: Indian River Shores ($12.17 per household)
#32. Missouri
Annual towing charges per household: $5.20
Annual towing charges: $12,729,397
2017 total households: 2,448,209
Place paying the most on towing: Ladue ($11.84 per household)
#31. Vermont
Annual towing charges per household: $5.23
Annual towing charges: $1,383,348
2017 total households: 264,462
Place paying the most on towing: South Burlington ($6.54 per household)
#30. Michigan
Annual towing charges per household: $5.26
Annual towing charges: $20,735,664
2017 total households: 3,940,025
Place paying the most on towing: Bloomfield Hills ($11.73 per household)
#29. South Dakota
Annual towing charges per household: $5.31
Annual towing charges: $1,857,261
2017 total households: 349,837
Place paying the most on towing: Dakota Dunes ($8.55 per household)
#28. Iowa
Annual towing charges per household: $5.38
Annual towing charges: $6,875,933
2017 total households: 1,279,178
Place paying the most on towing: Clive ($8.28 per household)
#27. Wyoming
Annual towing charges per household: $5.40
Annual towing charges: $1,295,826
2017 total households: 239,992
Place paying the most on towing: Rafter J Ranch ($7.64 per household)
#26. Oregon
Annual towing charges per household: $5.41
Annual towing charges: $8,761,874
2017 total households: 1,619,793
Place paying the most on towing: Stafford ($9.46 per household)
#25. Wisconsin
Annual towing charges per household: $5.43
Annual towing charges: $12,706,133
2017 total households: 2,341,973
Place paying the most on towing: River Hills village ($13.03 per household)
#24. Georgia
Annual towing charges per household: $5.46
Annual towing charges: $20,931,603
2017 total households: 3,836,105
Place paying the most on towing: Druid Hills ($10.05 per household)
#23. Rhode Island
Annual towing charges per household: $5.50
Annual towing charges: $2,305,140
2017 total households: 419,222
Place paying the most on towing: Narragansett Pier ($7.43 per household)
#22. Kansas
Annual towing charges per household: $5.53
Annual towing charges: $6,364,482
2017 total households: 1,150,381
Place paying the most on towing: Mission Hills ($13.01 per household)
#21. Nebraska
Annual towing charges per household: $5.58
Annual towing charges: $4,265,303
2017 total households: 763,867
Place paying the most on towing: Waverly ($6.72 per household)
#20. Pennsylvania
Annual towing charges per household: $5.60
Annual towing charges: $28,639,199
2017 total households: 5,113,907
Place paying the most on towing: Fox Chapel borough ($12.27 per household)
#19. Delaware
Annual towing charges per household: $5.63
Annual towing charges: $2,077,629
2017 total households: 368,784
Place paying the most on towing: Greenville ($10.01 per household)
#18. Utah
Annual towing charges per household: $5.72
Annual towing charges: $5,583,064
2017 total households: 976,395
Place paying the most on towing: Emigration Canyon ($10.56 per household)
#17. Hawaii
Annual towing charges per household: $5.87
Annual towing charges: $2,833,683
2017 total households: 482,729
Place paying the most on towing: Maunawili ($9.38 per household)
#16. Texas
Annual towing charges per household: $5.91
Annual towing charges: $58,968,772
2017 total households: 9,977,981
Place paying the most on towing: Hunters Creek Village ($14.96 per household)
#15. Illinois
Annual towing charges per household: $5.97
Annual towing charges: $29,365,304
2017 total households: 4,915,377
Place paying the most on towing: Kenilworth village ($13.65 per household)
#14. New Hampshire
Annual towing charges per household: $6.09
Annual towing charges: $3,280,099
2017 total households: 538,434
Place paying the most on towing: Durham ($8.12 per household)
#13. North Dakota
Annual towing charges per household: $6.13
Annual towing charges: $2,037,224
2017 total households: 332,577
Place paying the most on towing: Tioga ($8.82 per household)
#12. Minnesota
Annual towing charges per household: $6.13
Annual towing charges: $13,483,570
2017 total households: 2,197,860
Place paying the most on towing: North Oaks ($10.44 per household)
#11. Washington
Annual towing charges per household: $6.18
Annual towing charges: $17,449,110
2017 total households: 2,823,946
Place paying the most on towing: Clyde Hill ($14.03 per household)
#10. Colorado
Annual towing charges per household: $6.24
Annual towing charges: $13,598,077
2017 total households: 2,180,131
Place paying the most on towing: Cherry Hills Village ($14.26 per household)
#9. California
Annual towing charges per household: $6.33
Annual towing charges: $84,000,050
2017 total households: 13,264,119
Place paying the most on towing: Hidden Hills ($15.11 per household)
#8. Virginia
Annual towing charges per household: $6.41
Annual towing charges: $20,730,945
2017 total households: 3,234,614
Place paying the most on towing: Great Falls ($13.40 per household)
#7. New York
Annual towing charges per household: $6.48
Annual towing charges: $48,903,890
2017 total households: 7,541,950
Place paying the most on towing: Brookville village ($14.89 per household)
#6. Alaska
Annual towing charges per household: $6.52
Annual towing charges: $1,752,124
2017 total households: 268,699
Place paying the most on towing: Bethel ($7.48 per household)
#5. Massachusetts
Annual towing charges per household: $6.63
Annual towing charges: $17,574,054
2017 total households: 2,652,580
Place paying the most on towing: Dover ($12.51 per household)
#4. New Jersey
Annual towing charges per household: $6.63
Annual towing charges: $21,884,908
2017 total households: 3,301,375
Place paying the most on towing: Short Hills ($14.15 per household)
#3. Maryland
Annual towing charges per household: $6.69
Annual towing charges: $15,095,074
2017 total households: 2,257,676
Place paying the most on towing: Chevy Chase Village ($15.46 per household)
#2. Connecticut
Annual towing charges per household: $6.75
Annual towing charges: $9,359,601
2017 total households: 1,387,104
Place paying the most on towing: Old Greenwich ($13.15 per household)
#1. Washington, D.C.
Annual towing charges per household: $9.04
Annual towing charges: $2,726,043
2017 total households: 301,528
