Traffic Comparison Between United States and China 

Index	United States	China
Traffic Index:	155.88	145.84
Time Index (in minutes):	33.74	38.50
Time Exp. Index:	396.72	1,220.15
Inefficiency Index:	249.70	170.11
CO2 Emission Index:	7,467.79	3,524.61

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Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	United States	China
Working from Home	3.92%	4.52%
Walking	5.59%	24.85%
Car	81.23%	28.95%
Bicycle	2.24%	6.16%
Motorcycle	0.81%	2.87%
Bus/Trolleybus	3.16%	9.86%
Tram/Streetcar	0.28%	0.82%
Train/Metro	2.77%	21.97%

Overall

	United States	China
Average Distance	24.68 km	12.50 km
Average Travel Time	33.74 min	38.50 min
Contributors	7513	491
Last Update	4 December 2025	2 December 2025

Average when primarily using Walking

	United States	China
Average Distance	4.27 km	3.29 km
Walking	20.69 min	19.48 min
Waiting	0.95 min	1.41 min
Driving Car	2.54 min	0.08 min
Bicycle	0.21 min	0.46 min
Motor Bike	0.02 min	0.20 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.71 min	0.70 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.13 min	0.24 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.18 min	2.40 min
Average Travel Time	26.46 min	25.11 min
Contributors	419	121

Average when primarily using Car

	United States	China
Average Distance	26.72 km	20.14 km
Walking	0.52 min	2.14 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	32.41 min	38.17 min
Average Travel Time	32.94 min	40.31 min
Contributors	6093	141

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	United States	China
Average Distance	7.09 km	4.76 km
Walking	0.67 min	1.37 min
Bicycle	24.07 min	20.13 min
Average Travel Time	25.24 min	21.83 min
Contributors	168	30

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	United States	China
Average Distance	47.09 km	8.33 km
Walking	1.98 min	1.64 min
Motor Bike	52.28 min	20.93 min
Average Travel Time	54.26 min	22.57 min
Contributors	61	14

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	United States	China
Average Distance	19.47 km	10.68 km
Walking	5.89 min	7.61 min
Waiting	7.05 min	6.27 min
Driving Car	0.06 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	35.97 min	32.38 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.31 min	1.71 min
Average Travel Time	52.65 min	48.07 min
Contributors	237	48

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	United States	China
Average Distance	14.29 km	16.50 km
Walking	6.48 min	12.00 min
Waiting	7.48 min	6.25 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.48 min	0.00 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	28.95 min	42.25 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.00 min	2.00 min
Average Travel Time	45.05 min	62.50 min
Contributors	21	4

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	United States	China
Average Distance	21.80 km	16.11 km
Walking	8.12 min	9.97 min
Waiting	5.25 min	4.84 min
Driving Car	0.18 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.06 min	1.94 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.22 min	0.56 min
Train/Metro Ride	34.46 min	33.25 min
Average Travel Time	50.68 min	52.31 min
Contributors	208	107