Traffic Comparison Between Boston, MA and Chicago, IL 

Index	Boston, MA	Chicago, IL
Traffic Index:	208.00	189.53
Time Index (in minutes):	44.31	41.79
Time Exp. Index:	3,172.05	2,178.62
Inefficiency Index:	244.76	211.36
CO2 Emission Index:	8,413.53	7,486.60

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Improve data for Chicago, IL

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	Boston, MA	Chicago, IL
Working from Home	5.10%	6.43%
Walking	10.20%	12.14%
Car	65.31%	57.14%
Bike	4.08%	3.57%
Motorbike	0.00%	0.00%
Bus/Trolleybus	5.10%	5.71%
Tram/Streetcar	2.04%	0.00%
Train/Metro	8.16%	15.00%

Average when primarily using Walking

	Boston, MA	Chicago, IL
Distance	3.67 km	6.13 km
Walking	20.30 min	16.41 min
Waiting	1.40 min	2.94 min
Bike	1.00 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.00 min	0.47 min
Train/Metro Ride	4.80 min	6.76 min
Overall	27.50 min	26.59 min
Contributors	10	17

Average when primarily using Car

	Boston, MA	Chicago, IL
Distance	27.40 km	29.87 km
Walking	1.16 min	1.19 min
Driving Car	44.89 min	44.90 min
Overall	46.05 min	46.09 min
Contributors	64	80

Average when primarily using Bike

	Boston, MA	Chicago, IL
Distance	9.22 km	6.02 km
Walking	0.50 min	0.20 min
Bike	29.25 min	22.60 min
Overall	30.25 min	22.80 min
Contributors	4	5

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	Boston, MA	Chicago, IL
Distance	17.56 km	8.07 km
Walking	5.20 min	3.88 min
Waiting	3.00 min	4.25 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	44.60 min	25.25 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.00 min	3.75 min
Overall	52.80 min	37.12 min
Contributors	5	8

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	Boston, MA	Chicago, IL
Distance	6.44 km	0.00 km
Walking	5.00 min	0.00 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	30.00 min	0.00 min
Overall	35.00 min	0.00 min
Contributors	2	0

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	Boston, MA	Chicago, IL
Distance	20.64 km	20.04 km
Walking	10.12 min	8.86 min
Waiting	4.62 min	3.19 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.10 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.00 min	0.14 min
Train/Metro Ride	39.50 min	31.71 min
Overall	55.50 min	44.00 min
Contributors	8	21

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (school)

	Boston, MA	Chicago, IL
Distance	22.51 km	22.97 km
Overall	44.31 min	41.79 min
Contributors	98	140
Last Update	January, 2024	December, 2023