Traffic Congestion by Metropolitan Area: 2000
& By Size Classification
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Metropolitan Area |
Travel Time Index |
Rank |
Roadway Confestion Index |
Rank |
Metropolitan Population (000) |
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Atlanta GA |
1.36 |
15 |
1.32 |
4 |
4,112,000 |
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Austin TX |
1.27 |
24 |
1.11 |
23 |
1,250,000 |
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Baltimore MD |
1.29 |
20 |
1.10 |
25 |
2,553,000 |
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Boston MA |
1.45 |
5 |
1.30 |
7 |
4,693,000 |
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY |
1.08 |
46 |
0.76 |
46 |
1,170,000 |
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Charlotte NC |
1.27 |
24 |
1.15 |
18 |
1,499,000 |
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Chicago IL-Northwestern IN |
1.47 |
3 |
1.31 |
6 |
9,158,000 |
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Cincinnati OH-KY |
1.26 |
26 |
1.13 |
20 |
1,979,000 |
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Cleveland OH |
1.13 |
41 |
0.97 |
38 |
2,251,000 |
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Columbus OH |
1.19 |
35 |
1.02 |
33 |
1,540,000 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth TX |
1.33 |
18 |
1.10 |
25 |
5,222,000 |
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Denver CO |
1.41 |
6 |
1.21 |
16 |
2,401,000 |
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Detroit MI |
1.34 |
17 |
1.22 |
13 |
4,442,000 |
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Hartford CT |
1.12 |
42 |
0.97 |
38 |
1,183,000 |
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Houston TX |
1.38 |
12 |
1.09 |
28 |
4,670,000 |
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Indianapolis IN |
1.24 |
29 |
1.13 |
20 |
1,607,000 |
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Jacksonville FL |
1.15 |
40 |
1.02 |
33 |
1,100,000 |
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Kansas City MO-KS |
1.10 |
43 |
0.81 |
44 |
1,776,000 |
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Las Vegas NV |
1.35 |
16 |
1.23 |
12 |
1,563,000 |
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Los Angeles-San Bernardino CA |
1.84 |
1 |
1.56 |
1 |
16,373,000 |
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Louisville KY-IN |
1.24 |
29 |
1.09 |
28 |
1,026,000 |
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Memphis TN-AR-MS |
1.21 |
33 |
1.00 |
35 |
1,136,000 |
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL |
1.41 |
6 |
1.26 |
10 |
3,876,000 |
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Milwaukee WI |
1.26 |
26 |
1.08 |
30 |
1,501,000 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul MN |
1.38 |
12 |
1.22 |
13 |
2,969,000 |
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Nashville TN |
1.18 |
36 |
0.98 |
36 |
1,231,000 |
|
New Orleans LA |
1.18 |
36 |
0.97 |
38 |
1,338,000 |
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New York NY-Northeastern NJ |
1.41 |
6 |
1.16 |
17 |
21,200,000 |
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Oklahoma City OK |
1.09 |
45 |
0.87 |
43 |
1,083,000 |
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Orlando FL |
1.29 |
20 |
1.11 |
23 |
1,645,000 |
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Philadelphia PA-NJ |
1.28 |
23 |
1.10 |
25 |
6,188,000 |
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Phoenix AZ |
1.40 |
9 |
1.27 |
8 |
3,252,000 |
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Pittsburgh PA |
1.10 |
43 |
0.77 |
45 |
2,359,000 |
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Portland-Vancouver OR-WA |
1.40 |
9 |
1.27 |
8 |
1,918,000 |
|
Providence RI-MA |
1.21 |
33 |
0.98 |
36 |
1,189,000 |
|
Sacramento CA |
1.31 |
19 |
1.25 |
11 |
1,629,000 |
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Salt Lake City UT |
1.17 |
39 |
0.97 |
38 |
1,334,000 |
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San Antonio TX |
1.23 |
31 |
1.05 |
31 |
1,592,000 |
|
San Diego CA |
1.37 |
14 |
1.32 |
4 |
2,814,000 |
|
San Francisco-San Jose CA |
1.54 |
2 |
1.42 |
2 |
7,039,000 |
|
Seattle-Tacoma, WA |
1.40 |
9 |
1.22 |
13 |
3,116,000 |
|
St. Louis MO-IL |
1.23 |
31 |
1.03 |
32 |
2,604,000 |
|
Tampa-St Petersburg FL |
1.29 |
20 |
1.13 |
20 |
2,396,000 |
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk VA |
1.18 |
36 |
0.96 |
42 |
1,570,000 |
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Washington DC-MD-VA |
1.46 |
4 |
1.35 |
3 |
4,923,000 |
|
West Palm Beach FL |
1.25 |
28 |
1.15 |
18 |
1,131,000 |
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Calculated from Texas Transportation Institute data for adjacent urban areas within metropolitan areas. |
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Metropolitan area based upon smallest metropolitan unit that encompasses urban area (CMSA, MSA or PMSA) |
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No data available for Grand Rapids, MI, Greensboro, NC or Raleigh-Durham, NC |
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BY SIZE CLASSIFICATION |
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Metropolitan Area |
Travel Time Index |
Rank |
Roadway Confestion Index |
Rank |
Metropolitan Population (000) |
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Size Classification: 5,000,000 & Over |
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New York NY-Northeastern NJ |
1.41 |
4 |
1.16 |
4 |
21,200,000 |
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Los Angeles CA |
1.84 |
1 |
1.56 |
1 |
16,373,000 |
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Chicago IL-Northwestern IN |
1.47 |
3 |
1.31 |
3 |
9,158,000 |
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San Francisco-Oakland CA |
1.54 |
2 |
1.42 |
2 |
7,039,000 |
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Philadelphia PA-NJ |
1.28 |
6 |
1.10 |
5 |
6,188,000 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth TX |
1.33 |
5 |
1.10 |
5 |
5,222,000 |
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Size Classification: 3,000,000 to 4,999,999 |
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Washington DC-MD-VA |
1.46 |
1 |
1.35 |
1 |
4,923,000 |
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Boston MA |
1.45 |
2 |
1.30 |
3 |
4,693,000 |
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Houston TX |
1.38 |
6 |
1.09 |
8 |
4,670,000 |
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Detroit MI |
1.34 |
8 |
1.22 |
6 |
4,442,000 |
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Atlanta GA |
1.36 |
7 |
1.32 |
2 |
4,112,000 |
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Miami-Hialeah FL |
1.41 |
3 |
1.26 |
5 |
3,876,000 |
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Phoenix AZ |
1.40 |
4 |
1.27 |
4 |
3,252,000 |
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Seattle-Everett WA |
1.40 |
4 |
1.22 |
6 |
3,116,000 |
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Size Classification: 2,000,000 to 2,999,999 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul MN |
1.38 |
2 |
1.22 |
2 |
2,969,000 |
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San Diego CA |
1.37 |
3 |
1.32 |
1 |
2,814,000 |
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St. Louis MO-IL |
1.23 |
6 |
1.03 |
6 |
2,604,000 |
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Baltimore MD |
1.29 |
4 |
1.10 |
5 |
2,553,000 |
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Denver CO |
1.41 |
1 |
1.21 |
3 |
2,401,000 |
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Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL |
1.29 |
4 |
1.13 |
4 |
2,396,000 |
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Pittsburgh PA |
1.10 |
8 |
0.77 |
8 |
2,359,000 |
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Cleveland OH |
1.13 |
7 |
0.97 |
7 |
2,251,000 |
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Size Classification: 1,500,000 to 1,999,999 |
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Cincinnati OH-KY |
1.26 |
5 |
1.13 |
4 |
1,979,000 |
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Portland-Vancouver OR-WA |
1.40 |
1 |
1.27 |
1 |
1,918,000 |
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Kansas City MO-KS |
1.10 |
11 |
0.81 |
11 |
1,776,000 |
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Orlando FL |
1.29 |
4 |
1.11 |
6 |
1,645,000 |
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Sacramento CA |
1.31 |
3 |
1.25 |
2 |
1,629,000 |
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Indianapolis IN |
1.24 |
7 |
1.13 |
4 |
1,607,000 |
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San Antonio TX |
1.23 |
8 |
1.05 |
8 |
1,592,000 |
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Norfolk-Newport News-Virginia Beach VA |
1.18 |
10 |
0.96 |
10 |
1,570,000 |
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Las Vegas NV |
1.35 |
2 |
1.23 |
3 |
1,563,000 |
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Columbus OH |
1.19 |
9 |
1.02 |
9 |
1,540,000 |
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Milwaukee WI |
1.26 |
5 |
1.08 |
7 |
1,501,000 |
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Size Classification: 1,000,000 to 1,499,999 |
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Charlotte NC |
1.27 |
1 |
1.15 |
1 |
1,499,000 |
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New Orleans LA |
1.18 |
6 |
0.97 |
8 |
1,338,000 |
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Salt Lake City UT |
1.17 |
8 |
0.97 |
8 |
1,334,000 |
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Austin TX |
1.27 |
1 |
1.11 |
2 |
1,250,000 |
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Nashville TN |
1.18 |
6 |
0.98 |
6 |
1,231,000 |
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Providence-Pawtucket RI-MA |
1.21 |
4 |
0.98 |
6 |
1,189,000 |
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Hartford CT |
1.12 |
10 |
0.97 |
8 |
1,183,000 |
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY |
1.08 |
12 |
0.76 |
12 |
1,170,000 |
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Memphis TN-AR-MS |
1.21 |
4 |
1.00 |
5 |
1,136,000 |
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W Palm Bch-Boca Raton-Delray Bch FL |
1.25 |
2 |
1.15 |
1 |
1,131,000 |
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Jacksonville FL |
1.15 |
9 |
1.02 |
4 |
1,100,000 |
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Oklahoma City OK |
1.09 |
11 |
0.87 |
11 |
1,083,000 |
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Louisville KY-IN |
1.24 |
3 |
1.09 |
3 |
1,026,000 |
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