Traffic Comparison Between United States and South Korea 

Index	United States	South Korea
Traffic Index:	156.27	142.88
Time Index (in minutes):	33.81	39.51
Time Exp. Index:	404.09	1,476.72
Inefficiency Index:	251.04	163.33
CO2 Emission Index:	7,484.17	2,721.61

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Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	United States	South Korea
Working from Home	3.92%	11.46%
Walking	5.58%	17.19%
Car	81.23%	18.75%
Bicycle	2.24%	3.65%
Motorcycle	0.83%	1.56%
Bus/Trolleybus	3.16%	14.58%
Tram/Streetcar	0.28%	1.04%
Train/Metro	2.77%	31.77%

Overall

	United States	South Korea
Average Distance	24.74 km	14.28 km
Average Travel Time	33.81 min	39.51 min
Contributors	7518	193
Last Update	8 December 2025	13 November 2025

Average when primarily using Walking

	United States	South Korea
Average Distance	4.27 km	5.27 km
Walking	20.69 min	22.73 min
Waiting	0.95 min	1.06 min
Driving Car	2.54 min	0.15 min
Bicycle	0.21 min	0.30 min
Motor Bike	0.02 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.71 min	0.45 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.13 min	0.00 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.18 min	3.52 min
Average Travel Time	26.46 min	28.30 min
Contributors	419	33

Average when primarily using Car

	United States	South Korea
Average Distance	26.78 km	18.29 km
Walking	0.52 min	1.44 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	32.48 min	39.06 min
Average Travel Time	33.00 min	40.50 min
Contributors	6097	36

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	United States	South Korea
Average Distance	7.09 km	5.57 km
Walking	0.67 min	1.00 min
Bicycle	24.07 min	21.71 min
Average Travel Time	25.24 min	22.71 min
Contributors	168	7

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	United States	South Korea
Average Distance	47.37 km	10.33 km
Walking	2.00 min	2.33 min
Motor Bike	52.89 min	19.00 min
Average Travel Time	54.89 min	21.33 min
Contributors	62	3

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	United States	South Korea
Average Distance	19.47 km	12.17 km
Walking	5.89 min	7.16 min
Waiting	7.05 min	6.77 min
Driving Car	0.06 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	35.97 min	29.54 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.31 min	3.61 min
Average Travel Time	52.65 min	48.04 min
Contributors	237	28

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	United States	South Korea
Average Distance	14.29 km	8.50 km
Walking	6.48 min	4.00 min
Waiting	7.48 min	1.50 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.48 min	0.00 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	28.95 min	17.50 min
Average Travel Time	45.05 min	23.00 min
Contributors	21	2

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	United States	South Korea
Average Distance	21.80 km	19.36 km
Walking	8.12 min	8.84 min
Waiting	5.25 min	4.22 min
Driving Car	0.18 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.06 min	1.82 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.22 min	0.00 min
Train/Metro Ride	34.46 min	30.02 min
Average Travel Time	50.68 min	45.08 min
Contributors	208	61