Vorarlberg has Austria’s second-lowest car density

Vorarlberg had 548 cars per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025, the lowest rate of any Austrian state outside Vienna, ORF reports, citing an analysis by the Austrian Transport Club (VCÖ) based on Statistics Austria data.

The figure has changed little in recent years, rising by one car per 1,000 residents from 547 in December 2022. A total of 225,915 cars were registered in Vorarlberg at the end of 2025. The count includes vehicles owned by companies, public bodies and other organisations, which make up 14% of the total, according to the VCÖ.

Among Vorarlberg’s districts, Dornbirn had the lowest car density, at 531 per 1,000 residents. Bregenz had 545, Feldkirch 558 and Bludenz 560. Burgenland had the highest rate in Austria, with 702 cars per 1,000 residents.

The VCÖ said 26% of households in Vorarlberg have no car, while 53% have one and 21% have two or more. It sees scope to reduce reliance on second cars, particularly in the Rhine Valley, by improving train and bus services, car sharing and cycle routes. It also said employers could support staff with public transport season tickets, work bikes and car pooling.