Traffic Comparison Between United States and New Zealand 

Index	United States	New Zealand
Traffic Index:	156.57	136.81
Time Index (in minutes):	33.85	32.38
Time Exp. Index:	409.45	261.44
Inefficiency Index:	252.48	192.94
CO2 Emission Index:	7,498.70	5,530.97

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Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	United States	New Zealand
Working from Home	3.95%	3.97%
Walking	5.58%	14.45%
Car	81.21%	59.49%
Bicycle	2.25%	4.82%
Motorcycle	0.82%	3.12%
Bus/Trolleybus	3.14%	11.05%
Tram/Streetcar	0.28%	0.00%
Train/Metro	2.76%	3.12%

Overall

	United States	New Zealand
Average Distance	24.79 km	16.79 km
Average Travel Time	33.85 min	32.38 min
Contributors	7552	353
Last Update	14 March 2026	13 November 2025

Average when primarily using Walking

	United States	New Zealand
Average Distance	4.26 km	3.28 km
Walking	20.68 min	20.37 min
Waiting	0.94 min	0.78 min
Driving Car	2.53 min	1.25 min
Bicycle	0.20 min	0.61 min
Motor Bike	0.02 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.71 min	1.14 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.13 min	0.29 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.17 min	0.41 min
Average Travel Time	26.43 min	24.96 min
Contributors	421	51

Average when primarily using Car

	United States	New Zealand
Average Distance	26.83 km	20.87 km
Walking	0.53 min	1.09 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	32.54 min	31.16 min
Average Travel Time	33.07 min	32.25 min
Contributors	6123	210

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	United States	New Zealand
Average Distance	7.05 km	6.94 km
Walking	0.67 min	0.41 min
Bicycle	23.92 min	21.00 min
Average Travel Time	25.08 min	21.71 min
Contributors	170	17

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	United States	New Zealand
Average Distance	48.54 km	30.45 km
Walking	2.05 min	2.09 min
Motor Bike	53.60 min	31.73 min
Average Travel Time	55.65 min	33.82 min
Contributors	62	11

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	United States	New Zealand
Average Distance	19.59 km	11.18 km
Walking	5.86 min	6.64 min
Waiting	7.02 min	5.18 min
Driving Car	0.06 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	35.97 min	30.10 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.25 min	0.69 min
Average Travel Time	52.53 min	42.87 min
Contributors	237	39

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	United States	New Zealand
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	New Zealand
Average Distance	21.80 km	23.09 km
Walking	8.12 min	9.18 min
Waiting	5.25 min	2.82 min
Driving Car	0.18 min	0.91 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.06 min	0.64 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.22 min	0.00 min
Train/Metro Ride	34.46 min	33.18 min
Average Travel Time	50.68 min	47.18 min
Contributors	208	11