Traffic in United States

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In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,776.26kg of CO₂ annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 81.59 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home	3.80%
Walking	5.49%
Car	81.55%
Bike	2.03%
Motorbike	0.78%
Bus/Trolleybus	3.15%
Tram/Streetcar	0.30%
Train/Metro	2.90%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance	4.30 km
Walking	20.40 min
Waiting	1.01 min
Driving Car	2.43 min
Bike	0.23 min
Motor Bike	0.02 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.80 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.25 min
Overall	26.30 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance	26.67 km
Walking	0.48 min
Waiting	0.01 min
Driving Car	32.04 min
Overall	32.53 min

Average when primarily using Bike

Distance	7.01 km
Walking	0.40 min
Driving Car	0.18 min
Bike	23.12 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.21 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.04 min
Overall	24.50 min

Average when primarily using Motorbike

Distance	62.52 km
Walking	3.85 min
Motor Bike	50.80 min
Overall	54.65 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance	18.88 km
Walking	5.72 min
Waiting	7.06 min
Driving Car	0.34 min
Bike	0.14 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	36.12 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.14 min
Overall	52.36 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance	14.29 km
Walking	6.48 min
Waiting	7.48 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.48 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	28.95 min
Overall	45.05 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance	20.93 km
Walking	8.02 min
Waiting	5.25 min
Driving Car	0.22 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.92 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.13 min
Train/Metro Ride	33.97 min
Overall	49.75 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance	24.77 km
Overall	33.37 min

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Last update: May 2023

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 3 years.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in United States

City	Traffic Index	Time Index (in minutes)	Time Exp. Index	Inefficiency Index	CO₂ Emission Index
Los Angeles, CA	342.5	60.9	16870.1	786.0	15300.9
San Francisco, CA	252.1	50.5	6722.9	564.1	9184.6
Miami, FL	213.3	43.1	2657.1	235.6	10679.1
Boston, MA	210.4	45.0	3474.9	243.6	8262.2
Seattle, WA	208.9	44.4	3220.1	283.5	8254.4
Houston, TX	205.1	41.7	2145.0	247.6	10273.3
Honolulu, HI	202.7	41.3	2007.1	217.3	10378.8
Atlanta, GA	199.1	41.3	2026.4	232.7	9496.9
Chicago, IL	187.9	41.6	2115.1	210.3	7357.5
Washington, DC	187.5	40.5	1759.1	234.8	8060.2
Nashville, TN	186.8	39.0	1339.4	210.2	9351.8
San Jose, CA	185.2	38.7	1269.7	212.7	9262.0
Tampa, FL	181.8	37.6	1011.8	217.2	9536.2
Philadelphia, PA	180.5	39.7	1536.9	267.1	7265.6
Orlando, FL	176.1	36.3	764.8	209.2	9542.4
Charlotte, NC	175.7	36.8	862.3	230.1	8900.6
Jacksonville, FL	175.3	35.9	702.2	243.7	9463.7
San Diego, CA	172.4	36.6	818.0	259.9	8303.8
Austin, TX	172.3	36.3	757.2	245.0	8621.9
Denver, CO	170.2	36.0	720.2	222.4	8532.3
Dallas, TX	168.9	35.5	633.7	203.7	8817.0
Raleigh, NC	168.6	36.3	765.3	186.7	8267.4
New York, NY	167.4	43.5	2833.9	191.2	3227.6
Minneapolis, MN	162.3	35.7	669.7	205.9	7451.5
Portland, OR	161.5	35.1	573.9	246.7	7527.2
San Antonio, TX	158.2	34.0	430.7	243.2	7707.2
Salt Lake City, UT	157.4	35.1	567.6	184.2	7216.2
Phoenix, AZ	151.1	32.6	284.4	166.7	7868.2
Kansas City, MO	148.2	31.5	193.6	207.7	7810.5
Albuquerque, NM	144.9	31.4	186.1	277.0	6930.5
Indianapolis, IN	144.7	30.9	157.6	226.8	7425.5
Columbus, OH	143.9	31.5	193.0	213.0	7039.0
Tucson, AZ	136.8	30.0	111.1	218.6	6636.2
Sacramento, CA	129.2	28.2	52.4	170.0	6509.5
Saint Louis, MO	127.1	27.2	36.0	159.5	6596.8
Las Vegas, NV	126.5	27.0	33.6	144.0	6679.3
Colorado Springs, CO	123.2	26.2	27.7	191.2	6073.7