MARYLAND — Maryland ranks among the 10 worst states in America for driving. That's according to a new report out Tuesday from personal finance website WalletHub.

Researchers say Maryland is 49th out of 50 states when it comes to traffic and infrastructure. To come up with its rankings, WalletHub measured 30 factors across four categories: cost of ownership/maintenance; traffic and infrastructure; safety; and access to vehicles/maintenance.

Some individual measurements — average gas prices, auto-maintenance costs, rush-hour traffic congestion and average commute time — received higher weights than others. Here's how Maryland ranks in each category:

Cost of ownership and maintenance: 29

Traffic and infrastructure: 49

Safety: 12

Access to vehicles and maintenance: 18 Oregon is the best place overall for driving, the researchers found, even though the state never ranked higher than 11th in any individual category. Here are the top 10 states for driving:

Oregon Illinois Indiana Iowa Texas North Carolina Georgia Arkansas Nebraska Ohio California performed poorly in the overall rankings despite placing in the top five for three of the measurements: fewest days with precipitation, most auto-repair shops per capita and most car washes per capita. That's likely because "The Golden State" also ranked 42nd in share of rush-hour congestion, 47th in car theft rate and 49th in average gas price.



These are the worst states for driving, according to WalletHub:

Hawaii Alaska Washington California New Hampshire Rhode Island Massachusetts Wyoming New Jersey

Maryland If a short commute is what you're after, consider packing your bags for Mississippi, which topped the list in lowest share of rush-hour traffic congestion. Maryland had the 4th highest share of rush-hour traffic congestion, after Massachusetts, Delaware and New Jersey.