Table 1-63: Annual Person-Hours of Highway Traffic Delay Per Person

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Population group	Urban area	1982	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Percent change Short-term 1994-2000		Percent change Long-term 1982-2000
Population group	Urban area	1982	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Percent^a	Rank^a	Percent^a	Rank^a
Medium	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1	^R1	^R4	^R3	^R4	^R4	^R4	^R4	^R4	^R4	^R5	^R6	6	50	32	500	29
Medium	Albuquerque, NM	^R2	^R5	^R8	^R8	^R10	^R11	^R15	^R17	^R21	^R23	^R25	^R26	21	40	42	950	5
Small	Anchorage, AK	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	69	0	74
Large	Atlanta, GA	^R6	^R10	^R11	^R10	^R12	^R17	^R23	^R26	^R30	^R31	^R33	^R29	33	43	39	450	33
Medium	Austin, TX	^R4	^R8	^R9	^R11	^R10	^R12	^R14	^R18	^R21	^R25	^R21	^R26	28	100	10	600	21
Small	Bakersfield, CA	1	1	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R3	4	100	10	300	45
Large	Baltimore, MD	^R4	^R6	^R15	^R15	^R13	^R14	^R16	^R17	^R18	^R19	^R18	^R18	20	25	58	400	38
Small	Beaumont, TX	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R4	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R4	^R6	^R6	6	100	10	200	60
Medium	Birmingham, AL	3	4	5	5	5	6	8	10	11	11	13	13	14	75	19	367	43
Very large	Boston, MA	^R9	^R12	^R18	^R18	^R19	^R21	^R23	^R23	^R23	^R25	^R25	^R27	28	22	59	211	59
Small	Boulder, CO	1	2	2	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R4	^R4	^R4	5	67	23	400	38
Small	Brownsville, TX	1	1	^R1	^R1	^R1	^R1	2	2	2	2	^R2	^R2	3	50	32	200	60
Large	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	^R1	^R1	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R4	5	150	6	400	38
Small	Charleston, SC	5	6	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	10	11	12	12	33	51	140	68
Medium	Charlotte, NC	^R4	^R7	^R11	^R12	^R14	^R13	^R12	^R12	^R14	^R17	^R18	^R19	22	83	17	450	33
Very large	Chicago, IL-Northwestern, IN	^R7	^R11	^R18	^R19	^R19	^R20	^R18	^R21	^R28	^R26	^R28	^R28	27	50	32	286	48
Large	Cincinnati, OH-KY	^R2	^R3	^R7	^R7	^R8	^R9	^R12	^R12	^R14	^R17	^R17	^R18	20	67	23	900	6
Large	Cleveland, OH	^R1	^R1	^R3	^R3	^R4	^R5	^R6	^R9	^R10	^R12	^R9	^R9	8	33	51	700	17
Small	Colorado Springs, CO	1	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R4	^R4	^R6	^R6	^R8	^R10	^R12	13	225	3	1,200	3
Large	Columbus, OH	^R2	^R2	^R8	^R8	^R10	^R11	^R14	^R15	^R17	^R19	^R19	^R20	17	21	60	750	16
Small	Corpus Christi, TX	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R3	3	50	32	50	73
Very large	Dallas -Fort Worth, TX	^R6	^R13	^R18	^R19	^R22	^R25	^R23	^R26	^R25	^R24	^R29	^R40	37	61	29	517	28
Large	Denver, CO	^R7	^R8	^R12	^R13	^R15	^R18	^R19	^R23	^R26	^R29	^R32	^R32	35	84	16	400	38
Very large	Detroit, MI	^R7	^R7	^R20	^R21	^R28	^R34	^R28	^R26	^R26	^R27	^R27	^R26	25	-11	73	257	54
Medium	El Paso, TX-NM	^R1	^R1	^R2	^R3	^R4	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R8	10	100	10	900	6
Small	Eugene-Springfield, OR	1	^R1	2	2	^R2	^R3	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R4	^R5	7	250	2	600	21
Small	Fort Myers - Cape Coral, FL	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	40	42	600	21
Medium	Fresno, CA	^R3	^R3	^R7	^R7	^R7	^R5	^R5	^R5	^R6	^R7	^R8	^R10	11	120	8	267	51
Large	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL	^R3	^R4	^R8	^R10	^R12	^R14	^R12	^R14	^R16	^R18	^R18	^R23	28	133	7	833	12
Medium	Hartford-Middletown, CT	^R3	^R6	^R7	^R8	^R8	^R6	^R5	^R5	^R6	^R7	^R8	^R9	11	120	8	267	51
Medium	Honolulu, HI	^R5	^R7	^R15	^R15	^R16	^R15	^R15	^R15	^R15	^R13	^R14	^R15	11	-27	75	120	70
Very large	Houston, TX	^R19	^R33	^R24	^R18	^R19	^R24	^R27	^R27	^R30	^R36	^R34	^R40	36	33	51	89	71
Large	Indianapolis, IN	^R2	^R2	^R4	^R5	^R7	^R13	^R17	^R19	^R22	^R24	^R19	^R19	20	18	64	900	6
Medium	Jacksonville, FL	^R3	^R4	^R9	^R10	^R13	^R13	^R14	^R18	^R17	^R18	^R15	^R15	15	7	68	400	38
Large	Kansas City, MO-KS	^R1	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R4	^R6	^R7	^R6	^R8	^R8	^R9	^R11	9	29	56	800	13
Small	Laredo, TX	1	1	1	^R1	^R1	^R1	^R1	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R3	3	200	4	200	60
Large	Las Vegas, NV	^R3	^R5	^R12	^R13	^R11	^R11	^R13	^R13	^R14	^R16	^R16	^R17	18	38	45	500	29
Very large	Los Angeles, CA	^R22	^R27	^R63	^R61	^R60	^R58	^R52	^R55	^R61	^R59	^R63	^R62	62	19	62	182	64
Medium	Louisville, KY-IN	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R7	^R9	^R12	^R14	^R13	^R17	^R19	^R20	^R21	21	50	32	425	37
Medium	Memphis, TN-AR-MS	^R1	^R2	^R5	^R6	^R7	^R7	^R9	^R11	^R11	^R13	^R14	^R14	16	78	18	1,500	2
Large	Miami-Hialeah, FL	^R9	^R11	^R21	^R21	^R29	^R28	^R29	^R27	^R27	^R30	^R28	^R29	33	14	67	267	51
Large	Milwaukee, WI	^R2	^R3	^R5	^R6	^R7	^R9	^R9	^R11	^R12	^R12	^R13	^R14	15	67	23	650	19
Large	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	^R1	^R4	^R8	^R9	^R11	^R14	^R15	^R16	^R17	^R23	^R23	^R27	26	73	20	2,500	1
Medium	Nashville, TN	^R6	^R7	^R9	^R8	^R7	^R10	^R12	^R14	^R15	^R18	^R16	^R19	20	67	23	233	57
Large	New Orleans, LA	^R4	^R5	^R6	^R8	^R7	^R7	^R12	^R11	^R11	^R11	^R11	^R11	10	-17	74	150	66
Very large	New York, NY-Northeastern, NJ	^R6	^R7	^R18	^R13	^R13	^R14	^R16	^R18	^R19	^R21	^R22	^R23	23	44	38	283	49
Large	Norfolk - Newport News- Virginia Beach, VA	^R5	^R7	^R9	^R8	^R9	^R8	^R10	^R11	^R12	^R12	^R14	^R15	12	20	61	140	68
Large	Oklahoma City, OK	^R1	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R4	^R5	^R6	^R6	^R7	6	100	10	500	29
Medium	Omaha, NE-IA	^R2	^R3	^R5	^R5	^R6	^R6	^R8	^R8	^R9	^R10	^R10	^R11	11	38	46	450	33
Large	Orlando, FL	^R5	^R9	^R11	^R16	^R17	^R19	^R19	^R19	^R21	^R24	^R27	^R26	31	63	28	520	27
Small	Pensacola, FL	1	2	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	38	46	1,000	4
Very large	Philadelphia, PA-NJ	^R5	^R6	^R9	^R11	^R11	^R10	^R11	^R12	^R13	^R13	^R15	^R16	15	36	50	200	60
Large	Phoenix, AZ	^R7	^R8	^R14	^R17	^R18	^R18	^R18	^R16	^R20	^R23	^R20	^R26	28	56	31	300	45
Large	Pittsburgh, PA	^R4	^R5	^R7	^R7	^R6	^R6	^R6	^R8	^R7	^R8	^R8	^R9	7	17	66	75	72
Large	Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA	^R3	^R3	^R8	^R9	^R11	^R14	^R14	^R18	^R19	^R19	^R20	^R21	23	64	27	667	18
Medium	Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA	^R2	^R4	^R8	^R7	^R8	^R9	^R10	^R11	^R14	^R11	^R14	^R17	19	90	15	850	11
Medium	Richmond, VA	1	2	4	4	4	5	7	10	10	10	12	12	10	43	40	900	6
Medium	Rochester, NY	^R0	^R1	^R2	^R1	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R4	3	50	32	NM	75
Large	Sacramento, CA	^R5	^R7	^R14	^R14	^R13	^R13	^R16	^R14	^R17	^R15	^R15	^R16	19	19	63	280	50
Small	Salem, OR	1	1	^R3	^R4	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R4	^R6	^R6	^R7	^R6	7	40	42	600	21
Medium	Salt Lake City, UT	^R1	^R2	^R4	^R5	^R6	^R7	^R9	^R10	^R8	^R7	^R8	^R8	9	0	69	800	13
Large	San Antonio, TX	^R3	^R7	^R6	^R6	^R7	^R6	^R5	^R10	^R10	^R10	^R13	^R18	20	300	1	567	26
Large	San Bernardino-Riverside, CA	^R4	^R7	^R19	^R22	^R23	^R22	^R19	^R20	^R22	^R23	^R27	^R26	30	58	30	650	19
Large	San Diego, CA	^R4	^R7	^R17	^R14	^R15	^R14	^R14	^R14	^R15	^R18	^R17	^R21	24	71	21	500	29
Very large	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	^R12	^R24	^R37	^R28	^R26	^R28	^R24	^R30	^R31	^R28	^R32	^R34	41	71	22	242	56
Large	San Jose, CA	^R10	^R21	^R43	^R35	^R26	^R25	^R24	^R26	^R25	^R23	^R26	^R31	33	38	46	230	58
Large	Seattle-Everett, WA	^R8	^R14	^R24	^R30	^R32	^R29	^R29	^R30	^R34	^R36	^R35	^R37	34	17	65	325	44
Small	Spokane, WA	2	3	^R3	^R4	^R3	^R5	^R5	^R4	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R5	5	0	69	150	66
Large	St. Louis, MO-IL	^R5	^R7	^R9	^R8	^R10	^R13	^R15	^R16	^R16	^R18	^R18	^R19	20	33	51	300	45
Medium	Tacoma, WA	^R2	^R3	^R9	^R9	^R9	^R10	^R11	^R11	^R11	^R12	^R12	^R15	14	27	57	600	21
Large	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	^R8	^R9	^R14	^R17	^R18	^R20	^R23	^R23	^R22	^R21	^R21	^R22	21	-9	72	163	65
Medium	Tucson, AZ	^R2	^R2	^R5	^R6	^R6	^R7	^R8	^R8	^R8	^R11	^R12	^R12	11	38	46	450	33
Medium	Tulsa, OK	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	9	200	4	800	13
Large	West Palm Beach - Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL	2	2	7	8	11	10	14	14	16	15	18	20	20	43	40	900	6
Very large	Washington, DC-MD-VA	^R10	^R14	^R22	^R23	^R25	^R27	^R27	^R29	^R32	^R31	^R36	^R37	35	30	55	250	55
	75 Area Average	^R7	^R10	^R19	^R18	^R19	^R20	^R20	^R21	^R23	^R24	^R25	^R26	27	36		278
	Very Large Area Average	^R10	^R14	^R28	^R26	^R27	^R27	^R26	^R28	^R31	^R31	^R33	^R35	35	32		237
	Large Area Average	^R4	^R6	^R12	^R12	^R13	^R14	^R15	^R16	^R18	^R19	^R20	^R21	22	44		423
	Medium Area Average	^R2	^R4	^R6	^R7	^R8	^R8	^R9	^R11	^R11	^R12	^R12	^R14	14	55		469
	Small Area Average	2	2	4	4	^R4	^R4	^R4	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R6	^R6	7	62		289

KEY: NM = not meaningful; R = revised.

Very large urban areas - over 3 million population.

Large urban areas - over 1 million and less than 3 million population.

Medium urban areas - over 500,000 and less than 1 million population.

Small urban areas - less than 500,000 population.

^a Percent change was calculated using the numbers in this table and were not obtained from the source mentioned below. Rank is based on the calculated percent change with the highest number corresponding to a rank of 1.

NOTE

The cities shown represent the 50 largest metropolitan areas, as well as others chosen by the states sponsoring the Texas Transportation Institute study on mobility.

SOURCE

1982 - 2000: Texas Transportation Institute, The 2002 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2002) from Internet site http://mobility.tamu.edu as of Aug. 1, 2002.

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Table 1-63: Annual Person-Hours of Highway Traffic Delay Per Person

Table 1-63: Annual Person-Hours of Highway Traffic Delay Per Person