Traffic Comparison Between Costa Rica and United States 

Index	Costa Rica	United States
Traffic Index:	301.04	153.65
Time Index (in minutes):	59.99	33.32
Time Exp. Index:	15,793.92	350.42
Inefficiency Index:	317.78	242.50
CO2 Emission Index:	9,516.49	7,402.14

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Improve data for United States

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	Costa Rica	United States
Working from Home	6.25%	3.85%
Walking	10.42%	5.50%
Car	58.33%	81.54%
Bicycle	2.08%	2.23%
Motorcycle	2.08%	0.75%
Bus/Trolleybus	18.75%	3.09%
Tram/Streetcar	0.00%	0.29%
Train/Metro	2.08%	2.74%

Average when primarily using Walking

	Costa Rica	United States
Distance	5.91 km	4.31 km
Walking	43.00 min	20.71 min
Waiting	8.00 min	0.95 min
Driving Car	5.00 min	2.57 min
Bicycle	0.00 min	0.21 min
Motor Bike	0.00 min	0.02 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	9.00 min	0.72 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.00 min	0.12 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.00 min	1.17 min
Overall	65.00 min	26.51 min
Contributors	5	404

Average when primarily using Car

	Costa Rica	United States
Distance	20.39 km	26.45 km
Walking	0.20 min	0.50 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	52.21 min	32.10 min
Overall	52.41 min	32.60 min
Contributors	28	5987

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	Costa Rica	United States
Distance	30.00 km	7.09 km
Walking	0.00 min	0.65 min
Bicycle	47.00 min	24.16 min
Overall	47.00 min	25.33 min
Contributors	1	164

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	Costa Rica	United States
Distance	27.00 km	42.02 km
Walking	0.00 min	1.98 min
Motor Bike	35.00 min	44.27 min
Overall	35.00 min	46.25 min
Contributors	1	55

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	Costa Rica	United States
Distance	16.78 km	18.62 km
Walking	7.78 min	5.67 min
Waiting	9.44 min	7.04 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.07 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	67.78 min	35.66 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.00 min	2.11 min
Overall	85.00 min	51.32 min
Contributors	9	227

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	Costa Rica	United States
Distance	0.00 km	14.29 km
Walking	0.00 min	6.48 min
Waiting	0.00 min	7.48 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.00 min	0.48 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.00 min	28.95 min
Overall	0.00 min	45.05 min
Contributors	0	21

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	Costa Rica	United States
Distance	24.00 km	21.25 km
Walking	10.00 min	8.13 min
Waiting	5.00 min	5.31 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.18 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.00 min	1.02 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.00 min	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	45.00 min	34.11 min
Overall	60.00 min	50.21 min
Contributors	1	201

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (school)

	Costa Rica	United States
Distance	18.50 km	24.39 km
Overall	59.99 min	33.32 min
Contributors	48	7354
Last Update	November, 2024	March, 2025