Traffic Comparison Between China and United States 

Index	China	United States
Traffic Index:	145.83	153.53
Time Index (in minutes):	38.54	33.30
Time Exp. Index:	1,230.28	348.14
Inefficiency Index:	170.17	242.14
CO2 Emission Index:	3,500.47	7,397.50

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Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	China	United States
Working from Home	4.50%	3.86%
Walking	25.27%	5.50%
Car	28.91%	81.55%
Bicycle	6.00%	2.23%
Motorcycle	2.78%	0.74%
Bus/Trolleybus	10.06%	3.09%
Tram/Streetcar	0.86%	0.29%
Train/Metro	21.63%	2.74%

Average when primarily using Walking

	China	United States
Distance	3.35 km	4.31 km
Walking	19.68 min	20.71 min
Waiting	1.45 min	0.95 min
Driving Car	0.04 min	2.57 min
Bicycle	0.47 min	0.21 min
Motor Bike	0.20 min	0.02 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.72 min	0.72 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.25 min	0.12 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.42 min	1.17 min
Overall	25.36 min	26.51 min
Contributors	118	404

Average when primarily using Car

	China	United States
Distance	20.40 km	26.44 km
Walking	2.13 min	0.50 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	37.89 min	32.09 min
Overall	40.01 min	32.59 min
Contributors	135	5986

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	China	United States
Distance	4.60 km	7.09 km
Walking	1.46 min	0.65 min
Bicycle	19.93 min	24.16 min
Overall	21.75 min	25.33 min
Contributors	28	164

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	China	United States
Distance	8.35 km	41.37 km
Walking	1.77 min	2.00 min
Motor Bike	21.00 min	43.43 min
Overall	22.77 min	45.43 min
Contributors	13	54

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	China	United States
Distance	10.77 km	18.62 km
Walking	7.67 min	5.67 min
Waiting	5.98 min	7.04 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.07 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	32.53 min	35.66 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.74 min	2.11 min
Overall	48.03 min	51.32 min
Contributors	47	227

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	China	United States
Distance	16.50 km	14.29 km
Walking	12.00 min	6.48 min
Waiting	6.25 min	7.48 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.00 min	0.48 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	42.25 min	28.95 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.00 min	0.00 min
Overall	62.50 min	45.05 min
Contributors	4	21

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	China	United States
Distance	16.25 km	21.25 km
Walking	10.10 min	8.13 min
Waiting	4.86 min	5.31 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.18 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	2.06 min	1.02 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.59 min	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	33.01 min	34.11 min
Overall	52.37 min	50.21 min
Contributors	101	201

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (school)

	China	United States
Distance	12.61 km	24.37 km
Overall	38.54 min	33.30 min
Contributors	470	7352
Last Update	March, 2025	March, 2025