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4-2 Top 10 Urban Congested Areas: 2011

Monday, December 29, 2014

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by hours of delay per car commuter

Rank Urban area Annual hours of delay per car commuter
1 Washington, DC-VA-MD 67
2 Los Angeles, CA 61
2 San Francisco, CA 61
4 New York, NY-NJ 59
5 Boston, MA-NH-RI 53
6 Houston, TX 52
7 Atlanta, GA 51
7 Chicago, IL-IN 51
9 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD 48
9 Seattle, WA 48
  Average of 498 urban areas 38

Note: The 2012 Urban Mobility Report includes 498 urban areas.

Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2012 Urban Mobility Report, available at mobility.tamu.edu as of October 2013.