Traffic Congestion in U.S. Cities, 2002
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Rank | Urban area | Annual delay per person in hours |
---|---|---|
1. | Los Angeles, Calif. | 136 |
2. | San Francisco-Oakland, Calif. | 92 |
3. | Washington, DC-Md.-Va. | 84 |
4. | Seattle-Everett, Wash. | 82 |
5. | Houston, Tex. | 75 |
6. | San Jose, Calif. | 74 |
6. | Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex. | 74 |
8. | New York, N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. | 73 |
9. | Atlanta, Ga. | 70 |
10. | Miami-Hialeah, Fla. | 69 |
11. | Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind. | 67 |
11. | Boston, Mass. | 67 |
11. | Denver, Colo. | 67 |
14. | Orlando, Fla. | 66 |
15. | San Bernardino-Riverside, Calif. | 64 |
16. | Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, Fla. | 61 |
16. | Austin, Tex. | 61 |
18. | Phoenix, Ariz. | 59 |
19. | Detroit, Mich. | 55 |
20. | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. | 54 |
21. | San Diego, Calif. | 51 |
22. | Baltimore, Md. | 50 |
23. | Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash. | 47 |
23. | Charlotte, N.C. | 47 |
25. | Louisville, Ky.-Ind. | 46 |
26. | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. | 45 |
26. | Albuquerque, N.M. | 45 |
28. | Nashville, Tenn. | 44 |
29. | Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky. | 43 |
29. | W. Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, Fla. | 43 |
29. | Indianapolis, Ind. | 43 |
29. | San Antonio, Tex. | 43 |
29. | St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. | 43 |
34. | Sacramento, Calif. | 42 |
34. | Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. | 42 |
36. | Providence-Pawtucket, R.I.-Mass. | 41 |
37. | Las Vegas, Nev. | 38 |
38. | Columbus, Ohio | 36 |
39. | Tacoma, Wash. | 34 |
39. | Memphis, Tenn.-Ark.-Miss. | 34 |
41. | Milwaukee, Wis. | 32 |
41. | Jacksonville, Fla. | 32 |
43. | Birmingham, Ala. | 31 |
44. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | 27 |
45. | Charleston, S.C. | 26 |
46. | Tucson, Ariz. | 25 |
46. | Norfolk-Newport News-Virginia Beach, Va. | 25 |
46. | Omaha, Neb.-Iowa | 25 |
49. | Fresno, Calif. | 24 |
49. | Honolulu, Hawaii | 24 |
49. | Pensacola, Fla. | 24 |
NOTE: Study conducted in 75 urbanized areas.
Source: Texas Transportation Institute, the Texas A&M University System. The 2002 Urban Mobility Report, David Schrank and Tim Lomax. Web: http://mobility.tamu.edu .
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