Traffic Comparison Between Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA 

Index	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Traffic Index:	198.40	263.59
Time Index (in minutes):	42.93	52.03
Time Exp. Index:	2,597.49	7,854.02
Inefficiency Index:	245.03	595.86
CO2 Emission Index:	7,895.29	9,707.18

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Improve data for San Francisco, CA

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Working from Home	6.25%	2.31%
Walking	11.81%	16.92%
Car	58.33%	55.38%
Bike	3.47%	6.15%
Motorbike	0.00%	0.77%
Bus/Trolleybus	5.56%	7.69%
Tram/Streetcar	0.00%	1.54%
Train/Metro	14.58%	9.23%

Average when primarily using Walking

	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Distance	6.13 km	3.84 km
Walking	16.41 min	18.18 min
Waiting	2.94 min	1.50 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.45 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.47 min	1.36 min
Train/Metro Ride	6.76 min	2.32 min
Overall	26.59 min	23.82 min
Contributors	17	22

Average when primarily using Car

	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Distance	31.84 km	66.15 km
Walking	1.14 min	1.18 min
Driving Car	46.57 min	63.42 min
Overall	47.71 min	64.60 min
Contributors	84	72

Average when primarily using Bike

	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Distance	6.02 km	5.37 km
Walking	0.20 min	0.00 min
Bike	22.60 min	22.12 min
Overall	22.80 min	22.12 min
Contributors	5	8

Average when primarily using Motorbike

	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Distance	0.00 km	10.00 km
Motor Bike	0.00 min	25.00 min
Overall	0.00 min	25.00 min
Contributors	0	1

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Distance	8.07 km	21.48 km
Walking	3.88 min	6.80 min
Waiting	4.25 min	5.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	25.25 min	40.80 min
Train/Metro Ride	3.75 min	1.20 min
Overall	37.12 min	53.80 min
Contributors	8	10

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Distance	0.00 km	7.18 km
Walking	0.00 min	5.00 min
Waiting	0.00 min	2.50 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.00 min	22.50 min
Overall	0.00 min	30.00 min
Contributors	0	2

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Distance	20.04 km	29.67 km
Walking	8.86 min	10.08 min
Waiting	3.19 min	6.83 min
Driving Car	0.10 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.14 min	0.83 min
Train/Metro Ride	31.71 min	41.00 min
Overall	44.00 min	61.42 min
Contributors	21	12

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (school)

	Chicago, IL	San Francisco, CA
Distance	24.41 km	42.54 km
Overall	42.93 min	52.03 min
Contributors	144	132
Last Update	February, 2024	April, 2024