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Table 1-71: Annual Roadway Congestion Index

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Table 1-71: Annual Roadway Congestion Index

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Urban area Population group 1982 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Points change
Short-term 2005-2010 Long-term 1982-2010
Points Ranka Points Ranka
Akron, OH Medium 0.50 0.54 0.68 0.69 0.71 0.76 0.79 0.78 0.81 0.84 0.85 0.85 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.86 0.89 0.87 0.89 0.88 0.84 0.81 0.83 -5 54 33 34
Albany-Schenectady, NY Medium 0.42 0.45 0.57 0.58 0.62 0.63 0.64 0.64 0.67 0.69 0.70 0.71 0.73 0.75 0.76 0.78 0.80 0.81 0.82 0.83 0.82 0.79 0.80 0 15 39 18
Albuquerque, NM Medium 0.65 0.71 0.85 0.86 0.89 0.93 0.96 0.99 1.04 1.06 1.08 1.05 1.02 1.00 0.97 0.95 0.97 0.99 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.00 1 6 35 24
Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ Medium 0.64 0.68 0.76 0.78 0.83 0.87 0.90 0.92 0.96 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.97 0.95 0.93 0.92 0.95 0.95 0.93 0.94 0.91 0.89 0.90 -5 61 25 56
Anchorage, AK Small 0.75 0.75 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.70 0.72 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.71 0.72 0.73 0.75 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.72 0.70 0.69 -7 76 -6 98
Atlanta, GA Very large 0.83 0.93 1.02 1.04 1.06 1.11 1.18 1.21 1.25 1.29 1.31 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.34 1.32 1.31 1.26 1.25 1.27 -8 84 44 13
Austin, TX Medium 0.74 0.81 0.90 0.90 0.88 0.88 0.80 0.93 0.94 0.96 0.97 0.99 0.99 1.02 1.04 1.05 1.08 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.06 1.07 1.06 -5 58 31 38
Bakersfield, CA Medium 0.50 0.57 0.65 0.67 0.69 0.68 0.70 0.71 0.72 0.74 0.77 0.78 0.75 0.76 0.78 0.78 0.81 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.83 0.83 0 12 33 36
Baltimore, MD Large 0.75 0.81 0.95 0.96 0.96 0.97 0.99 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.09 1.12 1.18 1.20 1.20 1.21 1.20 1.21 1.18 1.15 1.18 -3 43 42 14
Baton Rouge, LA Medium 0.86 0.87 0.89 0.91 0.90 0.92 0.95 0.96 0.98 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.02 1.04 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.06 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 3 2 23 66
Beaumont, TX Small 0.56 0.57 0.61 0.63 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.66 0.70 0.71 0.74 0.75 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.82 0.83 0.86 0.87 0.86 0.81 0.82 0.83 -3 42 26 50
Birmingham, AL Medium 0.59 0.65 0.74 0.75 0.75 0.77 0.80 0.82 0.85 0.88 0.91 0.93 0.94 0.94 0.95 0.97 0.98 1.00 1.00 1.02 0.98 0.97 0.98 -2 29 38 19
Boise, ID Small 0.54 0.55 0.79 0.81 0.78 0.79 0.77 0.80 0.82 0.85 0.89 0.89 0.91 0.95 0.94 0.96 0.95 0.96 0.97 0.94 0.90 0.87 0.87 -9 94 33 32
Boston, MA-NH-RI Very large 0.81 0.90 1.05 1.05 1.06 1.05 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.10 1.11 1.11 1.11 1.10 1.10 1.11 1.11 1.10 1.09 1.08 1.08 1.09 -2 25 28 43
Boulder, CO Small 0.73 0.75 0.79 0.82 0.84 0.85 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.90 0.88 0.90 0.91 0.90 0.92 0.91 0.91 0.90 0.91 0.89 0.83 0.81 0.81 -9 92 8 89
Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY Medium 0.80 0.91 0.98 0.95 0.98 0.98 0.98 1.01 1.01 1.03 1.06 1.07 1.09 1.12 1.15 1.14 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.16 1.13 1.14 -2 32 35 25
Brownsville, TX Small 0.53 0.53 0.62 0.62 0.64 0.67 0.66 0.72 0.77 0.77 0.82 0.80 0.85 0.83 0.85 0.84 0.82 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.72 0.73 0.72 -8 86 19 78
Buffalo, NY Large 0.48 0.50 0.56 0.57 0.59 0.60 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.65 0.67 0.69 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.73 0.74 0.75 0.77 0.77 0.75 0.73 0.73 -1 21 25 57
Cape Coral, FL Small 0.94 0.92 0.87 0.87 0.90 0.98 1.06 1.14 1.15 1.11 1.14 1.13 1.11 1.11 1.15 1.19 1.23 1.26 1.33 1.31 1.22 1.22 1.22 -4 45 28 44
Charleston-North Charleston, SC Medium 0.85 0.89 0.94 0.95 0.98 0.99 1.02 1.01 1.00 1.01 1.04 1.04 1.05 1.03 1.05 1.08 1.08 1.09 1.13 1.14 1.11 1.11 1.10 1 8 25 58
Charlotte, NC-SC Large 0.78 0.89 0.91 0.91 0.90 0.87 0.86 0.86 0.93 1.00 0.99 1.03 1.07 1.08 1.10 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.11 1.07 1.06 1.05 -7 80 26 49
Chicago, IL-IN Very large 0.81 0.89 1.03 1.04 1.02 1.01 1.03 1.08 1.14 1.13 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.20 1.23 1.24 1.28 1.28 1.23 1.18 1.17 1.15 1.15 -13 100 34 29
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Large 0.66 0.74 0.88 0.87 0.87 0.92 0.97 0.97 1.00 1.06 1.07 1.06 1.07 1.04 1.06 1.06 1.04 1.06 1.05 1.06 1.02 0.99 1.00 -6 67 35 26
Cleveland, OH Large 0.73 0.69 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91 0.93 0.94 0.95 0.94 0.91 0.89 0.89 0.91 0.90 0.90 0.89 0.85 0.82 0.84 -6 66 11 88
Colorado Springs, CO Medium 0.50 0.56 0.61 0.60 0.62 0.64 0.66 0.70 0.72 0.77 0.80 0.83 0.86 0.88 0.87 0.85 0.81 0.88 0.87 0.85 0.83 0.81 0.82 -6 73 32 37
Columbia, SC Small 0.57 0.65 0.73 0.73 0.74 0.74 0.75 0.77 0.77 0.79 0.81 0.84 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.92 0.92 0.91 1 5 34 28
Columbus, OH Large 0.60 0.68 0.86 0.87 0.89 0.93 0.95 0.98 1.02 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.10 1.09 1.11 1.10 1.06 1.03 1.04 -5 60 44 12
Corpus Christi, TX Small 0.55 0.63 0.68 0.67 0.66 0.64 0.65 0.65 0.67 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.69 0.71 0.71 0.69 0.70 0.69 0.69 0.70 -2 23 15 83
Dallas -Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Very large 0.71 0.82 0.95 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.05 1.08 1.10 1.12 1.13 1.15 1.17 1.20 1.21 1.20 1.17 1.17 1.17 -3 38 46 9
Dayton, OH Medium 0.80 0.79 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.88 0.82 0.89 0.90 0.91 0.91 0.90 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.90 0.95 0.93 0.93 0.91 0.85 0.83 0.85 -8 87 4 93
Denver-Aurora, CO Large 0.82 0.83 0.89 0.91 0.92 0.95 0.98 1.03 1.07 1.09 1.13 1.16 1.17 1.17 1.15 1.16 1.14 1.18 1.16 1.17 1.14 1.11 1.13 -5 62 31 40
Detroit, MI Very large 0.91 0.96 1.06 1.08 1.12 1.13 1.12 1.13 1.15 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.19 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.24 1.23 1.16 1.13 1.14 -10 98 23 69
El Paso, TX-NM Medium 0.60 0.66 0.71 0.76 0.80 0.81 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.87 0.89 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.92 0.93 0.92 0.89 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 -5 57 27 48
Eugene, OR Small 0.69 0.70 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.79 0.78 0.80 0.82 0.83 0.85 0.88 0.91 0.88 0.88 0.92 0.92 0.91 0.89 0.88 0.84 0.82 0.82 -8 91 14 84
Fresno, CA Medium 0.68 0.73 0.80 0.81 0.82 0.83 0.82 0.84 0.86 0.87 0.90 0.91 0.94 0.91 0.92 0.91 0.91 0.94 0.93 0.91 0.92 0.91 0.90 -4 44 22 70
Grand Rapids, MI Medium 0.56 0.61 0.71 0.74 0.80 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.86 0.88 0.87 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.85 0.87 0.87 0.86 0.83 0.84 -1 22 28 46
Greensboro, NC Small 0.60 0.58 0.59 0.59 0.60 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.77 0.64 0.66 0.66 0.68 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.68 0.67 0.67 0.65 0.65 0.64 -4 49 5 92
Hartford, CT Medium 0.58 0.63 0.70 0.73 0.87 0.78 0.79 0.81 0.82 0.84 0.86 0.89 0.92 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.94 0.95 0.96 0.97 0.96 0.93 0.94 0 13 37 22
Honolulu, HI Medium 0.82 0.88 1.04 1.04 1.06 1.06 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.08 1.10 1.08 1.03 1.03 -4 50 22 71
Houston, TX Very large 0.99 1.05 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.03 1.05 1.07 1.08 1.11 1.11 1.12 1.14 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.15 1.15 1.15 -3 36 16 81
Indianapolis, IN Large 0.80 0.83 0.94 0.97 1.02 1.05 1.11 1.17 1.17 1.20 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.19 1.17 1.14 1.14 1.11 1.09 1.08 1.05 1.05 -8 89 26 54
Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs, CA Medium 0.80 0.84 0.87 0.86 0.84 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.85 0.83 0.83 0.81 0.81 0.80 0.84 0.87 0.91 0.94 0.92 0.83 0.82 0.82 -9 93 2 96
Jackson, MS Small 0.66 0.68 0.72 0.73 0.73 0.74 0.74 0.76 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.80 0.79 0.81 0.83 0.82 0.86 0.86 0.91 0.90 0.88 0.87 0.88 2 4 22 72
Jacksonville, FL Medium 0.79 0.83 0.94 0.94 0.95 0.95 0.97 0.98 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.02 1.01 1.03 1.06 1.09 1.12 1.18 1.17 1.11 1.10 1.10 -2 30 31 41
Kansas City, MO-KS Large 0.53 0.64 0.74 0.74 0.76 0.80 0.81 0.82 0.83 0.81 0.81 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.81 0.79 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.77 0.77 -2 31 24 64
Knoxville, TN Small 0.79 0.76 0.94 0.96 0.97 0.99 1.01 1.03 1.08 1.09 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.07 1.06 1.09 1.09 1.07 1.08 1.04 1.02 1.02 -6 74 23 67
Lancaster-Palmdale, CA Medium 1.13 1.12 0.89 0.90 0.92 0.91 0.90 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.86 0.84 0.82 0.85 0.88 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.92 0.91 0.87 0.86 0.86 -5 63 -27 100
Laredo, TX Small 0.41 0.45 0.47 0.50 0.51 0.52 0.54 0.58 0.64 0.63 0.63 0.67 0.66 0.71 0.71 0.74 0.74 0.76 0.78 0.82 0.80 0.80 0.80 4 1 39 17
Las Vegas, NV Large 0.69 0.66 0.94 0.97 1.02 1.09 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.08 1.09 1.14 1.18 1.16 1.19 1.24 1.28 1.32 1.36 1.42 1.36 1.32 1.31 0 17 62 2
Little Rock, AR Small 0.54 0.60 0.70 0.73 0.71 0.72 0.75 0.77 0.79 0.79 0.82 0.85 0.83 0.86 0.82 0.83 0.87 0.89 0.94 0.94 0.91 0.92 0.92 2 3 38 21
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Very large 1.21 1.25 1.57 1.56 1.54 1.52 1.49 1.51 1.54 1.53 1.53 1.53 1.54 1.54 1.55 1.55 1.58 1.57 1.58 1.58 1.56 1.54 1.54 -3 33 33 35
Louisville, KY-IN Large 0.83 0.82 0.83 0.89 0.94 0.98 1.01 1.02 1.04 1.07 1.09 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.12 1.14 1.15 1.13 1.10 1.08 1.04 1.02 1.03 -9 96 21 75
Madison, WI Small 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.86 0.83 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.84 0.85 0.83 0.85 0.84 0.83 0.81 0.81 -3 35 -8 99
McAllen, TX Medium 0.52 0.57 0.63 0.64 0.65 0.68 0.70 0.75 0.77 0.76 0.75 0.79 0.81 0.85 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.80 0.80 0.79 -4 48 28 45
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Large 0.74 0.69 0.82 0.81 0.83 0.85 0.88 0.90 0.91 0.90 0.91 0.92 0.93 0.95 0.96 0.97 0.96 0.93 0.92 0.91 0.87 0.86 0.86 -7 81 12 86
Miami, FL Very Large 0.76 0.82 0.99 1.00 1.04 1.06 1.09 1.13 1.14 1.17 1.21 1.26 1.33 1.34 1.36 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.32 1.32 1.32 -6 71 56 3
Milwaukee, WI Large 0.65 0.75 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.88 0.88 0.91 0.94 0.95 0.96 0.99 1.00 0.98 0.96 0.97 0.98 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.91 0.89 0.90 -6 65 24 63
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Large 0.65 0.73 0.85 0.87 0.90 0.93 1.00 1.02 1.03 1.08 1.11 1.14 1.16 1.19 1.17 1.18 1.16 1.17 1.16 1.16 1.13 1.10 1.10 -6 72 45 10
Nashville-Davidson, TN Large 0.82 0.80 0.85 0.84 0.85 0.84 0.90 0.92 0.91 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.95 0.97 0.98 1.01 1.02 1.01 1.00 0.99 1.00 0.98 0.98 -3 40 15 82
New Haven, CT Medium 0.63 0.68 0.80 0.79 0.83 0.83 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.85 0.88 0.92 0.94 0.97 1.00 0.99 0.98 1.00 0.99 1.00 0.99 0.96 0.98 -2 26 35 27
New Orleans, LA Large 0.86 0.91 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.88 0.93 0.94 0.91 0.92 0.96 0.96 0.94 0.93 0.94 0.94 0.95 0.96 0.98 0.97 0.90 0.90 0.89 -7 78 3 94
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT Very large 0.73 0.80 0.91 0.90 0.90 0.92 0.93 0.95 0.97 1.01 1.02 1.05 1.06 1.06 1.08 1.13 1.14 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.13 1.09 1.10 -3 34 38 20
Oklahoma City, OK Medium 0.63 0.69 0.70 0.72 0.73 0.77 0.77 0.81 0.83 0.85 0.86 0.88 0.87 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.92 0.91 0.89 0.89 -1 19 26 53
Omaha, NE-IA Medium 0.61 0.66 0.75 0.75 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.81 0.84 0.83 0.85 0.87 0.89 0.91 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.94 0.97 0.96 0.95 0.94 0.94 0 10 33 33
Orlando, FL Large 0.72 0.83 0.96 0.99 0.98 0.96 0.98 1.00 1.03 1.07 1.10 1.12 1.16 1.22 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.17 1.17 1.16 -7 77 44 11
Oxnard-Ventura, CA Medium 0.83 0.97 1.15 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.20 1.20 1.21 1.20 1.20 1.22 1.22 1.26 1.25 1.24 1.23 1.23 1.22 1.22 1.21 1.19 1.19 -3 41 36 23
Pensacola, FL-AL Small 0.71 0.74 0.86 0.83 0.88 0.91 0.92 0.97 0.99 1.03 0.99 1.00 1.01 0.99 1.02 1.05 1.07 1.10 1.11 1.12 0.98 0.97 0.97 -12 99 26 52
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD Very large 0.83 0.85 0.95 0.92 0.94 0.92 0.94 0.95 0.95 0.99 1.01 1.03 1.04 1.07 1.09 1.09 1.10 1.12 1.10 1.11 1.09 1.06 1.07 -5 56 25 59
Phoenix, AZ Very large 1.03 1.02 1.01 1.00 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.07 1.11 1.10 1.14 1.19 1.25 1.26 1.23 1.25 1.30 1.32 1.29 1.25 1.22 1.25 1.24 -8 85 21 74
Pittsburgh, PA Large 0.67 0.69 0.76 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.73 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.75 0.73 0.75 -4 53 8 90
Portland, OR-WA Large 0.87 0.89 1.00 1.01 1.03 1.05 1.07 1.11 1.15 1.18 1.18 1.20 1.21 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.22 1.23 1.20 1.20 1.17 1.14 1.14 -9 97 26 51
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Medium 0.83 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.86 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.89 0.86 0.84 0.84 -6 70 2 97
Providence, RI-MA Large 0.55 0.54 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.73 0.75 0.77 0.78 0.85 0.87 0.88 0.91 0.91 0.93 0.94 0.94 0.93 0.94 0.89 0.87 0.88 -5 64 34 31
Provo, UT Small 1.16 1.17 1.16 1.17 1.17 1.12 1.11 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.03 1.07 1.06 1.06 1.05 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.00 0.98 0.92 0.90 0.88 -15 101 -28 101
Raleigh-Durham, NC Large 0.63 0.75 0.85 0.85 0.87 0.86 0.88 0.92 0.92 0.95 0.94 0.94 0.96 0.96 0.98 0.97 0.99 1.01 1.00 1.01 0.97 0.96 0.96 -4 52 34 30
Richmond, VA Medium 0.61 0.58 0.75 0.78 0.81 0.79 0.84 0.86 0.84 0.80 0.77 0.75 0.77 0.77 0.79 0.81 0.82 0.82 0.83 0.83 0.81 0.80 0.80 -2 24 20 77
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA Large 0.76 0.89 1.14 1.17 1.16 1.14 1.11 1.16 1.17 1.15 1.19 1.24 1.26 1.29 1.36 1.43 1.45 1.45 1.47 1.45 1.41 1.39 1.40 -5 59 64 1
Rochester, NY Medium 0.48 0.52 0.63 0.64 0.66 0.66 0.68 0.71 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.73 0.74 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.74 0.72 0.73 -4 46 25 61
Sacramento, CA Large 0.75 0.88 1.10 1.10 1.08 1.08 1.10 1.12 1.16 1.13 1.17 1.19 1.23 1.26 1.29 1.31 1.35 1.36 1.33 1.33 1.29 1.27 1.27 -8 88 52 4
Salem, OR Small 0.58 0.66 0.82 0.84 0.84 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.83 0.85 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.91 0.88 0.87 0.89 0.91 0.91 0.85 0.83 0.82 -7 75 25 60
Salt Lake City, UT Medium 0.72 0.77 0.88 0.92 0.95 0.99 1.05 1.07 1.07 1.03 1.01 1.00 1.05 1.05 1.06 1.06 1.05 1.03 1.01 1.03 1.01 0.98 0.97 -6 69 25 55
San Antonio, TX Large 0.68 0.78 0.75 0.75 0.77 0.78 0.83 0.88 0.94 0.99 1.00 1.03 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.11 1.09 1.09 1.10 -1 18 42 15
San Diego, CA Very large 0.83 0.93 1.23 1.22 1.22 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.23 1.28 1.33 1.37 1.37 1.37 1.42 1.41 1.39 1.37 1.34 1.32 1.32 -9 95 49 5
San Francisco-Oakland, CA Very large 1.01 1.13 1.31 1.30 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.36 1.38 1.35 1.39 1.40 1.39 1.40 1.40 1.38 1.34 1.32 1.32 -7 82 31 39
San Jose, CA Large 1.03 1.10 1.23 1.23 1.20 1.16 1.18 1.19 1.19 1.18 1.19 1.23 1.35 1.37 1.36 1.36 1.33 1.33 1.35 1.34 1.32 1.30 1.30 -4 47 27 47
San Juan, PR Large 0.69 0.73 0.83 0.83 0.86 0.87 0.91 0.92 0.94 0.94 0.98 0.99 1.02 1.04 1.09 1.14 1.17 1.15 1.15 1.14 1.14 1.11 1.16 1 7 48 6
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Medium 0.77 0.86 0.87 0.89 0.89 0.91 0.92 0.94 0.98 1.01 1.02 1.10 1.13 1.14 1.16 1.18 1.21 1.24 1.27 1.23 1.17 1.17 1.17 -7 79 40 16
Seattle, WA Very large 0.84 0.94 1.14 1.15 1.17 1.19 1.19 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.16 1.15 1.13 1.12 1.10 1.08 1.08 -8 83 23 65
Spokane, WA Small 0.53 0.59 0.64 0.67 0.71 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.76 0.76 0.75 0.76 0.73 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.70 0.69 0.69 -2 28 16 80
Springfield, MA-CT Medium 0.60 0.63 0.69 0.70 0.72 0.73 0.73 0.74 0.74 0.75 0.77 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.81 0.81 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.81 0.80 0.81 -2 27 21 73
St. Louis, MO-IL Large 0.84 0.89 0.86 0.84 0.88 0.92 0.99 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.01 1.00 0.96 0.94 0.91 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.86 0.87 -4 51 3 95
Stockton, CA Small 0.64 0.72 0.83 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.90 0.96 0.97 0.99 1.00 1.00 1.02 1.04 1.05 1.08 1.11 1.11 1.15 1.20 1.12 1.11 1.11 0 16 47 7
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL Large 1.04 1.09 1.13 1.18 1.17 1.18 1.18 1.16 1.14 1.14 1.13 1.12 1.13 1.17 1.20 1.21 1.26 1.27 1.29 1.29 1.24 1.24 1.24 -3 39 20 76
Toledo, OH-MI Medium 0.54 0.61 0.65 0.64 0.68 0.72 0.78 0.81 0.86 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.91 0.91 0.90 0.87 0.88 0.87 0.87 0.84 0.79 0.77 0.78 -8 90 24 62
Tucson, AZ Medium 0.89 0.91 0.93 0.93 0.94 0.93 0.91 0.91 0.93 0.98 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.04 1.06 1.10 1.12 1.18 1.17 1.15 1.16 1.18 1.18 0 9 29 42
Tulsa, OK Medium 0.62 0.74 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.79 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.83 0.80 0.81 0.82 0.82 0.77 0.76 0.75 -6 68 13 85
Virginia Beach, VA Large 0.78 0.82 0.85 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.87 0.89 0.92 0.95 0.96 0.98 0.99 0.99 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.00 1.01 -1 20 23 68
Washington, DC-VA-MD Very large 0.83 1.01 1.05 1.06 1.12 1.15 1.21 1.22 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.24 1.25 1.28 1.31 1.34 1.34 1.35 1.33 1.34 1.33 1.31 1.30 -5 55 47 8
Wichita, KS Medium 0.49 0.49 0.53 0.55 0.56 0.58 0.57 0.56 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.56 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.55 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.55 0.55 0 11 5 91
Winston-Salem, NC Small 0.70 0.75 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.76 0.78 0.80 0.79 0.80 0.81 0.81 0.84 0.83 0.82 0.83 0.83 0.85 0.84 0.86 0.83 0.82 0.82 -3 37 12 87
Worcester, MA Small 0.68 0.70 0.74 0.76 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.81 0.83 0.84 0.82 0.82 0.83 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.84 0.85 0.84 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.85 0 14 17 79
439 Urban area averageb 439 Areas 0.69 0.73 0.84 0.86 0.86 0.90 0.91 0.93 0.95 0.96 0.98 0.99 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.03 1.03 0.98 0.98 0.99 -5 NA 30 NA
101 Urban area averageb 101 Areas 0.83 0.89 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.14 (R) 1.26 1.26 8 NA 43 NA
Very large area averageb Very large 0.92 0.99 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.20 1.22 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.29 1.30 1.30 1.29 1.28 1.25 1.24 1.24 -5 NA 33 NA
Large area averageb Large 0.75 0.81 0.90 0.91 0.92 0.93 0.96 0.98 1.00 1.01 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.07 (R) 1.49 1.49 38 NA 73 NA
Medium area averageb Medium 0.67 0.72 0.79 0.80 0.82 0.83 0.85 0.86 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.90 0.91 0.92 0.92 0.93 0.94 0.94 0.95 0.95 0.93 0.91 0.92 -3 NA 25 NA
Small area averageb Small 0.69 0.71 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.80 0.81 0.83 0.85 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.91 0.91 0.93 0.91 (R) 0.87 (R) 0.87 0.87 -5 NA 18 NA

KEY: NA = not applicable; R = revised.

Very large urban areas 3 million and over population.

Large urban areas 1 million to less than 3 million population.

Medium urban areas 500,000 to less than 1 million population.

Small urban areas less than 500,000 population.

a Rank is based on the calculated point change with the highest number corresponding to a rank of 1.

b Average weighted by vehicle miles traveled in city.

NOTES

The Roadway Congestion Index (RCI) is a measure of vehicle travel density on major roadways in an urban area. An RCI exceeding 1.0 indicates an undesirable congestion level, on an average, on the freeways and principal arterial street systems during the peak period. The urban areas included are those containing over 500,000 people and several smaller places mostly chosen by previous sponsors of the Texas Transportation Institute study on mobility. Population group is based on 2010 population.

SOURCE

Texas Transportation Institute, Congestion Data for Your City, Excel spreadsheet of the base statistics for the 101 urban areas and population group summary statistics (College Station, TX: 2011), available at http://mobility.tamu.edu as of Oct. 20, 2011.