Pothole Problems: PA Is 7th Worst For Potholes In Country, Study Says

PENNSYLVANIA — It’s a common complaint among Pennsylvania drivers: there are far too many potholes on the road. And studies from AAA and QuoteWizard show that American drivers spend close to $3 billion a year in total, just fixing damage potholes have done to their vehicles.

If you had to shell out money for your vehicle after hitting a particularly deep crater on one of Pennsylvania's roads, you are certainly not alone. According to AAA, drivers pay an average of $600 every time they have to take their cars into the shop for a pothole repair. And, QuoteWizard's study shows that Pennsylvania is the seventh-worst state in the country for potholes.

QuoteWizard came to these determinations by analyzing search data for pothole repairs and pothole-related complaints in the state so far in 2023. They combined them into a search index average for both states and individual cities.

Minnesota was the worst state for potholes by far, the study shows, with Minneapolis ranked as the second-worst. California was the second-worst state, with Los Angeles coming in first on the list of worst cities and San Francisco coming in third.

In Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre was No. 18 for the study's top 50 list of the worst cities for potholes.