That’s your personal observation based on where you live. Often having a job requires you to have a vehicle. It does not require you to have a brand new vehicle. In much of America there is not enough public transportation. Much of public transportation has failed. I point to the high speed rail failure in California which was the pet project of democrats.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-11/new-cost-estimate-for-high-speed-rail-puts-california-bullet-train-100-billion-in-the-red