Traffic Comparison Between New Zealand and United States 

Index	New Zealand	United States
Traffic Index:	137.46	153.53
Time Index (in minutes):	32.55	33.30
Time Exp. Index:	276.00	348.14
Inefficiency Index:	191.37	242.14
CO2 Emission Index:	5,544.92	7,397.50

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Improve data for United States

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	New Zealand	United States
Working from Home	4.02%	3.86%
Walking	13.79%	5.50%
Car	59.77%	81.55%
Bicycle	4.89%	2.23%
Motorcycle	3.16%	0.74%
Bus/Trolleybus	11.21%	3.09%
Tram/Streetcar	0.00%	0.29%
Train/Metro	3.16%	2.74%

Average when primarily using Walking

	New Zealand	United States
Distance	3.31 km	4.31 km
Walking	21.23 min	20.71 min
Waiting	0.79 min	0.95 min
Driving Car	1.25 min	2.57 min
Bicycle	0.65 min	0.21 min
Motor Bike	0.00 min	0.02 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.15 min	0.72 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.31 min	0.12 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.44 min	1.17 min
Overall	25.92 min	26.51 min
Contributors	48	404

Average when primarily using Car

	New Zealand	United States
Distance	20.73 km	26.44 km
Walking	1.12 min	0.50 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	31.07 min	32.09 min
Overall	32.19 min	32.59 min
Contributors	208	5986

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	New Zealand	United States
Distance	6.94 km	7.09 km
Walking	0.41 min	0.65 min
Bicycle	21.00 min	24.16 min
Overall	21.71 min	25.33 min
Contributors	17	164

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	New Zealand	United States
Distance	30.45 km	41.37 km
Walking	2.09 min	2.00 min
Motor Bike	31.73 min	43.43 min
Overall	33.82 min	45.43 min
Contributors	11	54

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	New Zealand	United States
Distance	11.18 km	18.62 km
Walking	6.64 min	5.67 min
Waiting	5.18 min	7.04 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.07 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	30.10 min	35.66 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.69 min	2.11 min
Overall	42.87 min	51.32 min
Contributors	39	227

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	New Zealand	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

	New Zealand	United States
Distance	23.09 km	21.25 km
Walking	9.18 min	8.13 min
Waiting	2.82 min	5.31 min
Driving Car	0.91 min	0.18 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.64 min	1.02 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.00 min	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	33.18 min	34.11 min
Overall	47.18 min	50.21 min
Contributors	11	201

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (school)

	New Zealand	United States
Distance	16.81 km	24.37 km
Overall	32.55 min	33.30 min
Contributors	348	7352
Last Update	March, 2025	March, 2025