Traffic in United States

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In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,774.12kg of CO₂ annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 81.49 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home	3.86%
Walking	5.51%
Car	81.56%
Bicycle	2.23%
Motorcycle	0.72%
Bus/Trolleybus	3.09%
Tram/Streetcar	0.29%
Train/Metro	2.74%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance	4.31 km
Walking	20.71 min
Waiting	0.95 min
Driving Car	2.57 min
Bicycle	0.21 min
Motorcycle	0.02 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.72 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.12 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.17 min
Overall	26.51 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance	26.42 km
Walking	0.50 min
Waiting	0.00 min
Driving Car	32.07 min
Overall	32.57 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance	7.09 km
Walking	0.65 min
Bicycle	24.16 min
Overall	25.33 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance	40.08 km
Walking	2.02 min
Motorcycle	41.98 min
Overall	44.00 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance	18.62 km
Walking	5.67 min
Waiting	7.04 min
Driving Car	0.07 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	35.66 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.11 min
Overall	51.32 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance	14.29 km
Walking	6.48 min
Waiting	7.48 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.48 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	28.95 min
Overall	45.05 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance	21.25 km
Walking	8.13 min
Waiting	5.31 min
Driving Car	0.18 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.02 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	34.11 min
Overall	50.21 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance	24.34 km
Overall	33.27 min

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Last update: March 2025

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in United States

City	Traffic Index	Time Index (in minutes)	Time Exp. Index	Inefficiency Index	CO₂ Emission Index
Los Angeles, CA	312.4	56.8	12153.3	682.4	14216.3
San Francisco, CA	245.6	49.5	6042.6	560.0	8953.3
Detroit, MI	221.8	44.2	3118.2	339.6	10679.7
Miami, FL	212.0	42.9	2603.4	233.4	10566.0
Boston, MA	207.8	44.3	3170.9	246.2	8364.8
Houston, TX	206.3	41.9	2205.0	248.8	10341.0
Honolulu, HI	204.5	41.6	2109.6	220.2	10430.9
Seattle, WA	202.2	43.4	2796.4	255.0	8094.1
Atlanta, GA	199.6	41.4	2051.7	233.5	9535.7
Austin, TX	192.5	39.5	1469.8	303.2	9459.8
Washington, DC	191.6	41.2	1969.0	244.4	8175.1
Raleigh, NC	190.6	39.5	1482.3	274.4	9221.6
Chicago, IL	189.1	41.8	2183.4	209.3	7417.4
Brooklyn, NY	185.9	46.2	4084.1	213.4	3737.9
Philadelphia, PA	184.6	40.4	1733.1	272.3	7400.1
Nashville, TN	184.0	38.5	1220.4	208.5	9240.3
Irvine, CA	184.0	38.9	1312.1	355.7	8101.0
San Jose, CA	183.3	38.3	1173.4	209.2	9269.3
Huntsville, AL	182.7	37.4	984.7	378.6	8909.8
Tampa, FL	179.7	37.3	962.7	211.5	9364.8
Orlando, FL	175.5	36.2	742.7	211.5	9507.4
Charlotte, NC	170.4	35.8	687.7	223.0	8721.5
Pittsburgh, PA	168.7	37.1	910.6	197.9	7637.1
Denver, CO	167.9	35.6	652.4	220.8	8446.3
Jacksonville, FL	167.6	34.6	497.1	234.4	9107.8
New York, NY	167.6	43.6	2873.7	190.9	3196.5
Ann Arbor, MI	167.3	35.9	694.1	308.1	7650.4
Vancouver, WA	165.0	35.3	600.5	248.9	7990.9
Dallas, TX	164.6	34.7	515.2	203.5	8632.8
Madison, WI	162.6	35.2	591.1	265.6	7521.4
Minneapolis, MN	161.1	35.4	622.3	202.7	7477.4
San Diego, CA	159.9	34.7	509.2	207.7	7799.7
Oakland, CA	159.5	36.5	795.2	218.4	6412.6
Cincinnati, OH	156.4	32.4	264.4	304.4	8142.6
Salt Lake City, UT	151.9	33.9	409.7	177.3	7141.8
Phoenix, AZ	151.8	32.6	280.9	168.2	8010.2
Cleveland, OH	148.2	32.9	311.3	172.4	7141.6
Portland, OR	147.9	33.0	316.2	165.6	7102.3
Fort Lauderdale, FL	146.1	30.5	132.4	202.2	8075.8
Boise, ID	145.4	31.9	225.2	290.0	6627.4
San Antonio, TX	144.8	31.8	217.9	177.9	7205.6
Charleston, SC	141.9	30.5	133.4	133.5	7803.3
Columbus, OH	140.1	31.2	170.8	210.4	6613.7
Saint Louis, MO	137.5	29.2	79.2	219.1	7148.5
Indianapolis, IN	136.8	29.5	90.8	185.7	7066.5
Milwaukee, WI	136.5	30.3	122.5	164.7	6774.8
Oklahoma City, OK	136.1	29.4	85.7	205.4	6906.1
Kansas City, MO	130.9	27.7	43.3	151.7	7102.3
Asheville, NC	130.8	27.1	34.3	214.5	6935.0
Knoxville, TN	129.4	27.0	33.2	143.4	7170.9
Fort Worth, TX	127.4	27.3	36.9	134.9	6790.9
New Orleans, LA	127.3	28.5	58.6	170.4	6093.8
Las Vegas, NV	126.9	27.3	36.9	149.2	6615.3
Baltimore, MD	126.9	31.7	208.7	127.9	4814.2
Anchorage, AK	125.1	25.6	25.9	306.5	5916.2
Fresno, CA	124.9	25.5	25.7	213.3	6349.3
Spokane, WA	124.7	26.1	27.5	186.3	6348.1
Sacramento, CA	124.5	27.1	34.5	125.7	6456.0
Tucson, AZ	123.0	27.3	37.5	127.4	6128.5
Colorado Springs, CO	122.8	26.0	27.1	189.2	6056.1
Albuquerque, NM	121.7	26.5	29.5	125.4	6178.4
Reno, NV	117.3	23.3	23.3	118.4	6132.3
Memphis, TN	116.2	23.4	23.4	110.4	6009.1
Louisville, KY	111.7	22.4	22.4	103.5	5541.7
Buffalo, NY	109.7	22.9	22.9	100.6	5175.9
Richmond, VA	108.6	22.7	22.7	92.4	5113.1
Rochester, NY	104.7	20.1	20.1	109.8	4849.8
Tulsa, OK	104.3	19.6	19.6	98.5	4943.9
Omaha, NE	99.8	19.1	19.1	71.7	4597.2