John Gill Commentary Judges 1:32

"but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out." — Judges 1:32 (ASV)

But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants
of the land
They were in a worse condition than those before mentioned; for the Canaanites were possessed of their country, especially of the above cities, and were masters of them; and the Asherites only dwelt among them upon sufferance:

for they did not drive them out ;
either they did not attempt it, or they could not do it, and contented themselves with having leave to dwell among them.