Tolkien himself said Tom B is “pure science.” As LOTR is a commentary on WWII early moments, this makes the US a prime candidate for Tom B. He is powerful and decent, but inert, like pure science.
And yet, deliveries go to the market, and people drive to the market. As a professional environmentalist, I doubt there is much difference on the impact either way. Raw materials travel to processing, then to manufacturing, then to delivery centers, and finally to their end destination. Science measures efficiency against absolute zero temperature. Life just isn’t very efficient.
They need to work in a different way, because they can’t do yard work in the winter.