Traffic Comparison Between Japan and United States 

Index	Japan	United States
Traffic Index:	143.68	151.11
Time Index (in minutes):	40.73	32.87
Time Exp. Index:	1,831.03	305.17
Inefficiency Index:	182.71	234.32
CO2 Emission Index:	2,175.74	7,305.23

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Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	Japan	United States
Working from Home	4.95%	3.80%
Walking	20.33%	5.50%
Car	19.23%	81.70%
Bicycle	8.24%	2.17%
Motorcycle	2.20%	0.64%
Bus/Trolleybus	4.40%	3.13%
Tram/Streetcar	1.10%	0.29%
Train/Metro	39.56%	2.77%

Average when primarily using Walking

	Japan	United States
Distance	4.90 km	4.29 km
Walking	16.90 min	20.44 min
Waiting	2.27 min	0.96 min
Driving Car	0.03 min	2.51 min
Bicycle	0.27 min	0.22 min
Motor Bike	0.00 min	0.02 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.95 min	0.73 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.27 min	0.12 min
Train/Metro Ride	6.24 min	1.19 min
Overall	26.92 min	26.24 min
Contributors	37	397

Average when primarily using Car

	Japan	United States
Distance	19.43 km	26.07 km
Walking	2.46 min	0.48 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	29.97 min	31.72 min
Overall	32.43 min	32.20 min
Contributors	35	5898

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	Japan	United States
Distance	4.31 km	6.89 km
Walking	0.47 min	0.49 min
Bicycle	16.60 min	23.24 min
Overall	17.40 min	24.26 min
Contributors	15	157

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	Japan	United States
Distance	14.25 km	32.78 km
Walking	0.00 min	1.72 min
Motor Bike	39.50 min	34.28 min
Overall	39.50 min	36.00 min
Contributors	4	46

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	Japan	United States
Distance	12.22 km	18.68 km
Walking	11.62 min	5.69 min
Waiting	5.12 min	7.07 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.07 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	29.75 min	35.62 min
Train/Metro Ride	3.75 min	2.12 min
Overall	50.88 min	51.35 min
Contributors	8	226

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	Japan	United States
Distance	20.00 km	14.29 km
Walking	15.50 min	6.48 min
Waiting	5.00 min	7.48 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.00 min	0.48 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	24.00 min	28.95 min
Train/Metro Ride	7.50 min	0.00 min
Overall	52.00 min	45.05 min
Contributors	2	21

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	Japan	United States
Distance	23.42 km	21.11 km
Walking	11.65 min	8.12 min
Waiting	4.98 min	5.31 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.18 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.32 min	0.93 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.62 min	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	36.21 min	34.09 min
Overall	55.42 min	50.01 min
Contributors	72	200

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (school)

	Japan	United States
Distance	16.08 km	23.99 km
Overall	40.73 min	32.87 min
Contributors	185	7231
Last Update	November, 2024	November, 2024