Traffic Comparison Between Sweden and United States 

Index	Sweden	United States
Traffic Index:	95.56	152.69
Time Index (in minutes):	28.87	33.16
Time Exp. Index:	68.42	333.58
Inefficiency Index:	137.66	239.53
CO2 Emission Index:	2,179.68	7,360.16

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Improve data for United States

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	Sweden	United States
Working from Home	3.15%	3.90%
Walking	20.63%	5.54%
Car	26.22%	81.49%
Bicycle	15.38%	2.24%
Motorcycle	0.70%	0.69%
Bus/Trolleybus	13.99%	3.08%
Tram/Streetcar	4.20%	0.28%
Train/Metro	15.73%	2.78%

Overall

	Sweden	United States
Average Distance	14.09 km	24.23 km
Average Travel Time	28.87 min	33.16 min
Contributors	288	7392
Last Update	8 May 2025	14 July 2025

Average when primarily using Walking

	Sweden	United States
Average Distance	3.31 km	4.31 km
Walking	16.93 min	20.65 min
Waiting	0.88 min	0.97 min
Driving Car	0.83 min	2.55 min
Bicycle	1.07 min	0.21 min
Motor Bike	0.00 min	0.02 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.44 min	0.73 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.17 min	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.10 min	1.21 min
Average Travel Time	21.68 min	26.51 min
Contributors	59	409

Average when primarily using Car

	Sweden	United States
Average Distance	23.35 km	26.31 km
Walking	1.89 min	0.50 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	25.39 min	31.96 min
Average Travel Time	27.28 min	32.46 min
Contributors	75	6014

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	Sweden	United States
Average Distance	6.77 km	7.04 km
Walking	0.39 min	0.62 min
Bicycle	19.90 min	23.88 min
Average Travel Time	20.44 min	25.01 min
Contributors	44	165

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	Sweden	United States
Average Distance	18.00 km	39.76 km
Walking	2.50 min	1.75 min
Motor Bike	18.50 min	40.88 min
Average Travel Time	21.00 min	42.63 min
Contributors	2	51

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	Sweden	United States
Average Distance	14.35 km	18.62 km
Walking	6.15 min	5.67 min
Waiting	4.70 min	7.04 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.07 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	24.32 min	35.66 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.70 min	0.00 min
Train/Metro Ride	3.35 min	2.11 min
Average Travel Time	39.25 min	51.32 min
Contributors	40	227

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	Sweden	United States
Average Distance	7.30 km	14.29 km
Walking	5.33 min	6.48 min
Waiting	3.25 min	7.48 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	2.42 min	0.48 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	16.75 min	28.95 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.42 min	0.00 min
Average Travel Time	28.17 min	45.05 min
Contributors	12	21

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	Sweden	United States
Average Distance	21.17 km	21.35 km
Walking	7.38 min	8.13 min
Waiting	4.40 min	5.28 min
Driving Car	0.00 min	0.18 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	3.51 min	1.07 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.11 min	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	24.67 min	34.18 min
Average Travel Time	40.44 min	50.22 min
Contributors	45	205