Traffic Comparison Between Germany and United States 

Index	Germany	United States
Traffic Index:	100.50	151.13
Time Index (in minutes):	29.86	32.87
Time Exp. Index:	103.50	305.35
Inefficiency Index:	124.55	234.02
CO2 Emission Index:	2,430.84	7,307.64

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Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	Germany	United States
Working from Home	4.24%	3.83%
Walking	17.36%	5.53%
Car	27.81%	81.67%
Bike	19.72%	2.14%
Motorbike	0.79%	0.60%
Bus/Trolleybus	7.69%	3.14%
Tram/Streetcar	6.02%	0.30%
Train/Metro	16.37%	2.80%

Average when primarily using Walking

	Germany	United States
Distance	4.32 km	4.32 km
Walking	19.31 min	20.52 min
Waiting	1.97 min	0.95 min
Driving Car	0.32 min	2.54 min
Bike	0.90 min	0.22 min
Motor Bike	0.00 min	0.02 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.97 min	0.75 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.77 min	0.12 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.81 min	1.18 min
Overall	27.22 min	26.36 min
Contributors	176	390

Average when primarily using Car

	Germany	United States
Distance	19.95 km	26.07 km
Walking	1.58 min	0.47 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	27.87 min	31.72 min
Overall	29.45 min	32.20 min
Contributors	282	5755

Average when primarily using Bike

	Germany	United States
Distance	5.07 km	6.67 km
Walking	0.48 min	0.37 min
Bike	16.69 min	22.06 min
Overall	17.31 min	22.95 min
Contributors	200	151

Average when primarily using Motorbike

	Germany	United States
Distance	15.81 km	34.27 km
Walking	2.75 min	1.88 min
Motor Bike	22.00 min	34.64 min
Overall	24.75 min	36.52 min
Contributors	8	42

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	Germany	United States
Distance	8.79 km	19.66 km
Walking	4.04 min	5.76 min
Waiting	4.87 min	7.10 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.07 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	19.58 min	36.22 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.45 min	0.00 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.71 min	2.16 min
Overall	30.91 min	52.28 min
Contributors	78	221

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	Germany	United States
Distance	7.80 km	14.29 km
Walking	5.54 min	6.48 min
Waiting	4.20 min	7.48 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.18 min	0.48 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	20.57 min	28.95 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.62 min	0.00 min
Overall	33.20 min	45.05 min
Contributors	61	21

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	Germany	United States
Distance	20.47 km	21.00 km
Walking	8.60 min	8.08 min
Waiting	6.08 min	5.25 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.19 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	2.03 min	0.94 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.93 min	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	27.83 min	34.07 min
Overall	45.90 min	49.93 min
Contributors	166	197

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (school)

	Germany	United States
Distance	12.41 km	24.01 km
Overall	29.86 min	32.87 min
Contributors	1023	7058
Last Update	May, 2024	May, 2024