Traffic Comparison Between United States and Mexico 

Index	United States	Mexico
Traffic Index:	156.59	174.55
Time Index (in minutes):	33.86	39.20
Time Exp. Index:	409.83	1,396.02
Inefficiency Index:	252.48	231.07
CO2 Emission Index:	7,500.03	6,852.70

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Improve data for Mexico

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	United States	Mexico
Working from Home	3.95%	5.91%
Walking	5.58%	11.65%
Car	81.21%	65.04%
Bicycle	2.25%	2.61%
Motorcycle	0.82%	1.04%
Bus/Trolleybus	3.14%	10.43%
Tram/Streetcar	0.28%	0.00%
Train/Metro	2.76%	3.30%

Overall

	United States	Mexico
Average Distance	24.79 km	15.38 km
Average Travel Time	33.86 min	39.20 min
Contributors	7555	577
Last Update	21 March 2026	27 February 2026

Average when primarily using Walking

	United States	Mexico
Average Distance	4.26 km	5.12 km
Walking	20.68 min	26.42 min
Waiting	0.94 min	1.00 min
Driving Car	2.53 min	3.71 min
Bicycle	0.20 min	0.88 min
Motor Bike	0.02 min	0.19 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.71 min	1.69 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.13 min	0.00 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.17 min	0.72 min
Average Travel Time	26.43 min	35.28 min
Contributors	421	67

Average when primarily using Car

	United States	Mexico
Average Distance	26.83 km	17.70 km
Walking	0.53 min	0.83 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	32.54 min	35.23 min
Average Travel Time	33.08 min	36.06 min
Contributors	6126	374

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	United States	Mexico
Average Distance	7.05 km	10.83 km
Walking	0.67 min	0.47 min
Bicycle	23.92 min	33.73 min
Average Travel Time	25.08 min	34.87 min
Contributors	170	15

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	United States	Mexico
Average Distance	48.54 km	21.86 km
Walking	2.05 min	0.67 min
Motor Bike	53.60 min	30.00 min
Average Travel Time	55.65 min	30.67 min
Contributors	62	6

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	United States	Mexico
Average Distance	19.59 km	13.19 km
Walking	5.86 min	7.85 min
Waiting	7.02 min	9.23 min
Driving Car	0.06 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	35.97 min	37.07 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.25 min	4.42 min
Average Travel Time	52.53 min	59.27 min
Contributors	237	60

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	United States	Mexico
Average Distance	14.29 km	0.00 km
Walking	6.48 min	0.00 min
Waiting	7.48 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.48 min	0.00 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	28.95 min	0.00 min
Average Travel Time	45.05 min	0.00 min
Contributors	21	0

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	United States	Mexico
Average Distance	21.80 km	15.59 km
Walking	8.12 min	11.74 min
Waiting	5.25 min	7.42 min
Driving Car	0.18 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.06 min	3.95 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.22 min	0.68 min
Train/Metro Ride	34.46 min	35.00 min
Average Travel Time	50.68 min	59.05 min
Contributors	208	19