Traffic Comparison Between United States and China 

Index	United States	China
Traffic Index:	151.29	147.16
Time Index (in minutes):	32.90	38.78
Time Exp. Index:	307.95	1,289.04
Inefficiency Index:	235.00	172.09
CO2 Emission Index:	7,312.53	3,522.98

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Improve data for China

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	United States	China
Working from Home	3.85%	4.63%
Walking	5.50%	25.11%
Car	81.66%	28.85%
Bicycle	2.18%	6.17%
Motorcycle	0.65%	2.64%
Bus/Trolleybus	3.12%	10.13%
Tram/Streetcar	0.29%	0.88%
Train/Metro	2.76%	21.59%

Average when primarily using Walking

	United States	China
Distance	4.29 km	3.36 km
Walking	20.45 min	19.71 min
Waiting	0.96 min	1.46 min
Driving Car	2.53 min	0.00 min
Bicycle	0.22 min	0.49 min
Motor Bike	0.02 min	0.21 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.73 min	0.66 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.12 min	0.25 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.18 min	2.51 min
Overall	26.25 min	25.42 min
Contributors	399	114

Average when primarily using Car

	United States	China
Distance	26.11 km	20.73 km
Walking	0.48 min	2.11 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	31.74 min	38.20 min
Overall	32.23 min	40.31 min
Contributors	5921	131

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	United States	China
Distance	6.92 km	4.60 km
Walking	0.52 min	1.46 min
Bicycle	23.44 min	19.93 min
Overall	24.49 min	21.75 min
Contributors	158	28

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	United States	China
Distance	33.63 km	8.63 km
Walking	1.74 min	1.92 min
Motor Bike	34.83 min	21.50 min
Overall	36.57 min	23.42 min
Contributors	47	12

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	United States	China
Distance	18.68 km	10.94 km
Walking	5.69 min	7.62 min
Waiting	7.07 min	6.00 min
Driving Car	0.07 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	35.62 min	32.91 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.12 min	1.78 min
Overall	51.35 min	48.42 min
Contributors	226	46

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

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

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	United States	China
Distance	21.11 km	16.31 km
Walking	8.12 min	9.95 min
Waiting	5.31 min	4.96 min
Driving Car	0.18 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.93 min	2.12 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.13 min	0.61 min
Train/Metro Ride	34.09 min	33.18 min
Overall	50.01 min	52.59 min
Contributors	200	98

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (school)

	United States	China
Distance	24.02 km	12.75 km
Overall	32.90 min	38.78 min
Contributors	7263	457
Last Update	December, 2024	December, 2024