Table 1-69: Annual Person-Hours of Highway Traffic Delay Per Auto Commuter
Urban area | Population group | (R) 1982 | (R) 1985 | (R) 1990 | (R) 1991 | (R) 1992 | (R) 1993 | (R) 1994 | (R) 1995 | (R) 1996 | (R) 1997 | (R) 1998 | (R) 1999 | (R) 2000 | (R) 2001 | (R) 2002 | (R) 2003 | (R) 2004 | (R) 2005 | (R) 2006 | (R) 2007 | (R) 2008 | (R) 2009 | (R) 2010 | (R) 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Percent changea | |||
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Percent | Rank | Percent | Rank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron, OH | Medium | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 33 | 440 | 13 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Medium | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 5 | 52 | 500 | 10 |
Albuquerque, NM | Medium | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 80 | 140 | 79 |
Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ | Medium | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 61 | 173 | 64 |
Anchorage, AK | Small | 9 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 311 | 27 |
Atlanta, GA | Very large | 22 | 25 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 79 | 136 | 84 |
Austin, TX | Large | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 225 | 45 |
Bakersfield, CA | Medium | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 1800 | 1 |
Baltimore, MD | Large | 16 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 9 | 24 | 194 | 57 |
Baton Rouge, LA | Medium | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 12 | 17 | 262 | 37 |
Beaumont, TX | Small | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 386 | 19 |
Birmingham, AL | Medium | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 44 | 325 | 24 |
Boise, ID | Small | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 640 | 5 |
Boston, MA-NH-RI | Very large | 31 | 36 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 8 | 29 | 106 | 89 |
Boulder, CO | Small | 8 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 65 | 338 | 22 |
Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY | Medium | 16 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 58 | 206 | 53 |
Brownsville, TX | Small | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 80 | 950 | 2 |
Buffalo, NY | Medium | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 300 | 31 |
Cape Coral, FL | Medium | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | -12 | 100 | 200 | 54 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Medium | 15 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | -5 | 94 | 173 | 63 |
Charlotte, NC-SC | Large | 14 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 2 | 72 | 207 | 51 |
Chicago, IL-IN | Very large | 31 | 34 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 11 | 20 | 97 | 93 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Large | 10 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 310 | 29 |
Cleveland, OH | Large | 6 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 18 | 533 | 7 |
Colorado Springs, CO | Medium | 7 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 0 | 80 | 400 | 15 |
Columbia, SC | Medium | 7 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | -3 | 92 | 443 | 11 |
Columbus, OH | Large | 17 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 8 | 34 | 141 | 78 |
Corpus Christi, TX | Small | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 210 | 50 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Very large | 36 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 98 |
Dayton, OH | Medium | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 26 | 178 | 62 |
Denver-Aurora, CO | Large | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 58 | 188 | 60 |
Detroit, MI | Very large | 33 | 37 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 96 |
El Paso, TX-NM | Medium | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | -6 | 98 | 267 | 36 |
Eugene, OR | Small | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 43 | 313 | 26 |
Fresno, CA | Medium | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 130 | 86 |
Grand Rapids, MI | Medium | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 30 | 388 | 18 |
Greensboro, NC | Small | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 7 | 41 | 540 | 6 |
Hartford, CT | Medium | 9 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 0 | 80 | 400 | 15 |
Honolulu, HI | Medium | 21 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 138 | 82 |
Houston, TX | Very large | 42 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 20 | 3 | 45 | 99 |
Indianapolis, IN | Large | 18 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 80 | 139 | 81 |
Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs, CA | Small | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -14 | 101 | 0 | 101 |
Jackson, MS | Small | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 27 | 443 | 11 |
Jacksonville, FL | Large | 14 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 0 | 80 | 171 | 65 |
Kansas City, MO-KS | Large | 11 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 51 | 255 | 39 |
Knoxville, TN | Medium | 12 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 6 | 47 | 192 | 59 |
Lancaster-Palmdale, CA | Small | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | -6 | 97 | 113 | 88 |
Laredo, TX | Small | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 48 | 800 | 3 |
Las Vegas, NV | Large | 13 | 17 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | -6 | 99 | 254 | 41 |
Little Rock, AR | Small | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 0 | 80 | 533 | 7 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Very large | 50 | 58 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 3 | 69 | 60 | 95 |
Louisville, KY-IN | Large | 17 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 2 | 72 | 153 | 75 |
Madison, WI | Small | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 66 | 140 | 79 |
McAllen, TX | Medium | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 61 | 275 | 35 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Large | 10 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 2 | 72 | 330 | 23 |
Miami, FL | Very large | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 6 | 46 | 100 | 91 |
Milwaukee, WI | Large | 13 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 50 | 192 | 58 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | Large | 12 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 7 | 39 | 292 | 33 |
Nashville-Davidson, TN | Large | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 22 | 137 | 83 |
New Haven, CT | Medium | 10 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 3 | 69 | 300 | 31 |
New Orleans, LA | Medium | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 55 | 165 | 71 |
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT | Very large | 32 | 36 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 4 | 60 | 131 | 85 |
Oklahoma City, OK | Large | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 7 | 42 | 308 | 30 |
Omaha, NE-IA | Medium | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 63 | 256 | 38 |
Orlando, FL | Large | 15 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 0 | 80 | 207 | 52 |
Oxnard-Ventura, CA | Small | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 56 | 667 | 4 |
Pensacola, FL-AL | Small | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 80 | 322 | 25 |
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Very large | 19 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 4 | 57 | 153 | 76 |
Phoenix, AZ | Very large | 36 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 2 | 78 | 42 | 100 |
Pittsburgh, PA | Large | 11 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 255 | 39 |
Portland, OR-WA | Large | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 160 | 74 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | Small | 11 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 236 | 44 |
Providence, RI-MA | Large | 7 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 54 | 514 | 9 |
Provo, UT | Medium | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 80 | 163 | 72 |
Raleigh-Durham, NC | Medium | 7 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 44 | 386 | 19 |
Richmond, VA | Large | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 64 | 278 | 34 |
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | Large | 19 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 7 | 36 | 211 | 49 |
Rochester, NY | Medium | 12 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 3 | 68 | 225 | 45 |
Sacramento, CA | Large | 16 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 2 | 72 | 169 | 69 |
Salem, OR | Small | 7 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | -5 | 96 | 400 | 15 |
Salt Lake City, UT | Large | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 9 | 25 | 311 | 27 |
San Antonio, TX | Large | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 12 | 144 | 77 |
San Diego, CA | Very large | 15 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 5 | 52 | 180 | 61 |
San Francisco-Oakland, CA | Very large | 50 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 7 | 38 | 56 | 97 |
San Jose, CA | Large | 19 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 20 | 2 | 253 | 42 |
San Juan, PR | Large | 8 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 438 | 14 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | Medium | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 73 | 94 |
Seattle, WA | Very large | 32 | 36 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 40 | 97 | 92 |
Spokane, WA | Small | 14 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 80 | 171 | 65 |
Springfield, MA-CT | Medium | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 9 | 27 | 171 | 65 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | Large | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 2 | 72 | 169 | 69 |
Stockton, CA | Small | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 48 | 200 | 54 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | Large | 20 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 71 | 105 | 90 |
Toledo, OH-MI | Medium | 12 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 18 | 217 | 47 |
Tucson, AZ | Medium | 18 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 2 | 77 | 161 | 73 |
Tulsa, OK | Medium | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 7 | 35 | 238 | 43 |
Virginia Beach, VA | Large | 15 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 7 | 37 | 200 | 54 |
Washington, DC-VA-MD | Very large | 36 | 45 | 53 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | -4 | 93 | 128 | 87 |
Wichita, KS | Medium | 13 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 169 | 68 |
Winston-Salem, NC | Small | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | -5 | 95 | 217 | 47 |
Worcester, MA | Small | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 67 | 375 | 21 |
471 Urban area average | 471 Areas | 18 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 5 | NA | 133 | NA |
101 Urban area average | 101 Areas | 24 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 6 | NA | 117 | NA |
Very large area average | Very large | 35 | 39 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 5 | NA | 80 | NA |
Large area average | Large | 14 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 7 | NA | 221 | NA |
Medium area average | Medium | 12 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 6 | NA | 208 | NA |
Small area average | Small | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 3 | NA | 275 | 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 Percent changes were calculated using the numbers in this table and were not obtained from the source. Rank is based on the calculated percent change with the highest number corresponding to a rank of 1.
NOTES
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.
Methodology and data sources have been changed in 2015 and were applied retroactively to past years; these figures are not comparable to those in past editions of NTS. Population group is based on 2014 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: 2015), available at http://mobility.tamu.edu as of Nov. 17, 2015.