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Polk County Drivers Have The Deadliest Commute In Florida

Author Meredith

For many Americans, their least favorite part of the day is driving to and from work. Living in the state of Florida car crashes happen every single day and the roads are getting busier. Out of all the counties in Florida, Polk County has the deadliest commute. Regardless of your family situation dropping off the kids at their school in traffic and then driving to work everyday is a lot. As a matter of fact, it makes a most people feel completely miserable. A lot of people have very long driving commutes which can make your drive more dangerous. With a mixture of bumper-to-bumper traffic, expensive gas and time wasted, it makes driving the most dangerous things we do on a regular basis.

How Polk County Is The Deadliest:

MoneyGeek broke down all the different aspects of your daily commute and put together a list of the cities that are the worst in the country for driving. At first, the measured “commute agony,” which are the frustrating things about your drive including distance and speeds. On this list they looked at infuriating commutes in Texas and Florida and added gas prices. Gas prices might not be as high as they were last years but it’s still not cheap. At the moment the average price of a gallon of gas is around $3.50 nationwide at the beginning of June 2023. In some cities you can’t even find $3.50 gas, especially in the state of California. For example, in San Francisco, gas is about $4.96 per gallon which is extremely expensive.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, car crashes are one of the leading causes of death under the age of 54. MoneyGeek also broke down the cities with the most fatal crashes but only during morning rush hour. Sadly, Polk County has the deadliest commute in the state of Florida so drive careful!

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Meredith’s outgoing personality has led to many other opportunities including being featured in the NY Post twice, Huffington Post, reality television shows, commercials, and magazines, and even earned a spot-on Dancing with the Stars Tampa edition. In her spare time, Meredith loves showing her support with local charities by hosting and attending community events and spending time with her family and friends. You can read Meredith’s content about local Tampa restaurants, crazy Florida man/woman stories, and recommendations of things-to-do.

 Florida Comes in at #2 For Highest Auto Insurance Rates

It’s probably not a surprise to you, but we pay way more than our neighbors in other states for car insurance. Drive on Highway 19 or I-4 and it’s not hard to see why. But believe it or not, there is one other state that has to pay more than we do.

ValuePenguin did the research and came up with this list of the 10 most expensive states for full auto insurance coverage. Want the cheapest car insurance? They say move to Maine or Vermont. Even crossing the state line to Georgia can cut your rate in half compared to what we pay in Florida.  But avoid these 10 states.

  • #10: Colorado

    Kind of a surprise to me. Maybe their drivers are a mile high behind the wheel? Colorado drivers pay on average $168 per month.

  • #9: Kentucky

    Another one I wouldn’t have expected to see on the list.  They pay $170 per month.

  • #8: Delaware

    Philadelphia drivers are pretty wild, but I never had any problems driving through Delaware.  But I didn’t stop long.  They average $171 per month.

  • #7: Connecticut

    There’s probably a big range in rates based on which city you actually live in.  Connecticut has a lot of woods with just a few really busy spots like Hartford and I-95 heading to New York City.

  • #6: Massachusetts

    Absolutely surprised New York nor Massachusetts ranked in the top 3.  Believe it or not, New York doesn’t even make the top 10 list!  I’ve lived most of my adult life in Massachusetts and if you have friends or family up there, you’ve probably heard the infamous word they use for Mass drivers.  Massho**s.  I think you can figure it out.

  • #5: Louisiana

    No doubt the hurricanes have contributed to their sky high rates.

  • #4: Nevada

    Things get wild in Las Vegas, but once you get out of that area, it’s a lot of desert so I’m sure you can save a buck or two if you live in the ‘burbs.

  • #3: Rhode Island

    Totally makes sense.  I love Providence, but you get a lot of fast drivers en route to NYC.  Plus New England winters mean fender benders.

  • #2: Florida

    Drive on our highways and you know why we made the list.  Of course Floridians tend to plead innocent and say it’s all the out of state drivers who drive the rates up by driving poorly.  But if they were bad drivers, wouldn’t their home states beat us out?

  • #1: Michigan

    I’ve never driven in Michigan but I’m sure Detroit traffic must be wild.  Add in all the awful winter weather they get and it’s probably why Michigan ran away with the title of most expensive state in the nation for auto insurance.  They pay on average almost $400 a month, according to the study!  That’s almost DOUBLE what we pay in Florida according to their research!

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