Traffic Comparison Between United States and Switzerland 

Index	United States	Switzerland
Traffic Index:	153.09	119.29
Time Index (in minutes):	33.23	33.54
Time Exp. Index:	340.60	373.91
Inefficiency Index:	240.77	169.70
CO2 Emission Index:	7,376.69	2,850.56

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Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

	United States	Switzerland
Working from Home	3.86%	4.09%
Walking	5.51%	17.39%
Car	81.53%	25.06%
Bicycle	2.24%	13.04%
Motorcycle	0.75%	2.56%
Bus/Trolleybus	3.09%	14.32%
Tram/Streetcar	0.29%	6.39%
Train/Metro	2.73%	17.14%

Average when primarily using Walking

	United States	Switzerland
Distance	4.31 km	3.84 km
Walking	20.68 min	15.51 min
Waiting	0.95 min	1.47 min
Driving Car	2.57 min	0.07 min
Bicycle	0.21 min	0.98 min
Motor Bike	0.02 min	0.12 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.72 min	1.50 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.12 min	0.57 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.16 min	1.75 min
Overall	26.47 min	22.64 min
Contributors	405	68

Average when primarily using Car

	United States	Switzerland
Distance	26.33 km	26.29 km
Walking	0.50 min	2.74 min
Waiting	0.00 min	0.00 min
Driving Car	31.98 min	33.64 min
Overall	32.49 min	36.38 min
Contributors	5994	98

Average when primarily using Bicycle

	United States	Switzerland
Distance	7.07 km	5.37 km
Walking	0.65 min	1.27 min
Bicycle	24.12 min	17.28 min
Overall	25.28 min	18.79 min
Contributors	165	51

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

	United States	Switzerland
Distance	44.30 km	37.60 km
Walking	2.02 min	5.70 min
Motor Bike	45.78 min	37.00 min
Overall	47.80 min	42.70 min
Contributors	55	10

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

	United States	Switzerland
Distance	18.62 km	13.15 km
Walking	5.67 min	6.27 min
Waiting	7.04 min	4.36 min
Driving Car	0.07 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	35.66 min	23.04 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.00 min	1.04 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.11 min	1.54 min
Overall	51.32 min	38.05 min
Contributors	227	56

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

	United States	Switzerland
Distance	14.29 km	6.91 km
Walking	6.48 min	4.92 min
Waiting	7.48 min	4.76 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.48 min	1.92 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	28.95 min	18.24 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.00 min	0.52 min
Overall	45.05 min	31.00 min
Contributors	21	25

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

	United States	Switzerland
Distance	21.25 km	26.51 km
Walking	8.13 min	8.78 min
Waiting	5.31 min	4.71 min
Driving Car	0.18 min	0.00 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.92 min	3.10 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.13 min	1.34 min
Train/Metro Ride	34.19 min	28.16 min
Overall	50.11 min	47.26 min
Contributors	201	67

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (school)

	United States	Switzerland
Distance	24.30 km	16.45 km
Overall	33.23 min	33.54 min
Contributors	7364	392
Last Update	May, 2025	April, 2025