Motorvista - Car Dealers and Driver Information for Boston, Massachusetts

Population in Boston

Total	589,141
Urban	100%

Households in Boston

Total Number	239,528
Owner occupied	32%
Renter occupied	68%
Average Size	2 people
Average number of Cars	0.9
among Homeowners	1.3
among Renters	0.7
Comparison

Commuting in Boston

Total number of workers	278,463
Didn't commute by car or at all	137,183
Commuted by car	141,280
Lone driver	82%
Carpooled, 2 people	14%
Carpooled, 3 people	2%
Carpooled, 4 people	1%

Households and Availability of Vehicles

Ethnicity	House- holds	Comparison of households With/Without a car	At least one car available
White	138,871		69%
African American	51,376		62%
Hispanic	25,443		57%
Asian	15,920		54%
Some other race	13,689		57%
2 or more races	9,373		64%
Native American	936		58%
Pacific Islander	63		56%

Cars in Boston

The total number of cars in Boston is 220,445, which amounts to 0.8 vehicles for every person who commutes by car.

In 2006, there were 4,076 auto theft crimes reported in Boston.

Working and Commuting

630 women and 5,432 men in Boston are professional drivers. Together they make up 2% of the Boston work force.

278,463 people (47% of the population) in Boston work. 6,593 work from home, and 271,870 commute. The median income for the year 2000 was $25,574.

52% of all commuters in Boston ride in a car. People who commute in Boston typically spend thirty to thirty-four minutes getting to work.

Fuel use

The number of homes in Boston using oil-based fuel for heating is 62,983, which makes up 26% of homes.

All types of fuel and the number of homes using them for heating are:

1. Utility gas (115,280)
2. Oil (62,983)
3. Electricity (50,270)
4. Bottled gas (6,426)
5. Other (2,453)
6. No fuel (1,995)
7. Coal (70)
8. Solar (34)
9. Wood (17)

Local Auto Dealers in Boston, Massachusetts

We have 15 car dealers in Boston listed below.

• Boston Auto Sales CO

  
  Phone:(617) 266-0875
  

  60 Kilmarnock Street
  Boston, Massachusetts 2215

• Brokers Network Realty

  
  Phone:(617) 389-0777
  

  326 Ferry
  Boston, Massachusetts 2108

• Budget Truck Rental

  
  Phone:(617) 269-8000
  

  280 West 1st Street
  Boston, Massachusetts 2127

• C & L Auto

  
  Phone:(617) 445-8133
  

  931 Massachusetts Avenue
  Boston, Massachusetts 2118

• Chevrolet - Howard Chevrolet

  
  Phone:(617) 323-3434
  Fax:(617) 323-3471

  361 Belgrade Ave
  Boston, Massachusetts 2132

• Cityside Subaru Inc

  
  Phone:(781) 641-1900
  Fax:(781) 646-5589

  1 Broadway
  Boston, Massachusetts 2116

• Clair Toyota
  (Car rental / Leasing)

  
  Phone:(617) 469-1000
  

  1575 VFW Parkway
  Boston, Massachusetts 2132

• Clair Toyota

  
  Phone:(617) 469-1000
  

  1575 Vfw Pkwy
  Boston, Massachusetts 2132

• Dodge Andrew D

  
  Phone:(617) 570-1197
  

  53 State Street
  Boston, Massachusetts 2109

• Herb Chambers

  
  Phone:(617) 278-9300
  

  1068 Commonwealth Avenue
  Boston, Massachusetts 2215

• Herb Chambers Honda

  
  Phone:(617) 731-0100
  

  1186 Comnwlth Avenue
  Boston, Massachusetts 2108

• Herb Chambers Porsche of Boston

  
  Phone:(617) 278-9300
  

  1168 Comnwlth Avenue
  Boston, Massachusetts 2108

• Refrigerated Storage Trailer & Leasing
  (Car rental / Leasing)

  
  Phone:(781) 662-8240
  

  99 Washington Street
  Boston, Massachusetts 2108

• U-Haul CO - Moving Centers- Boston
  (Car rental / Leasing)

  
  Phone:(617) 442-5600
  

  985 Massachusetts Avenue
  Boston, Massachusetts 2118

• Westminster Dodge Inc
  (Car rental / Leasing)

  
  Phone:(617) 288-3100
  

  710 William T Morrissey Boulevard
  Boston, Massachusetts 2122