US Highway Capacity Index by Urbanized Areas above 500,000 Population (1996)
4 Tables
Average Highway Capacity Index and Roadway Capacity Index by Quintile |
Quintile |
Highway Capacity Index (Composite): Variation from Average |
Roadway
Congestion
Index |
1st |
+35.4% |
1.006 |
2nd |
+11.2% |
1.030 |
3rd |
-3.8% |
1.069 |
4th |
-12.1% |
1.117 |
5th |
-31.1% |
1.143 |
Highway Capacity Index (Composite) |
Rank |
Urbanized Area |
Equivalent Freeway (Composite) Lane Miles
per 1,000
Population (Note) |
Compared to
Average |
TTI Roadway
Congestion
Index |
1 |
Nashville TN |
1.778 |
76.9% |
1.00 |
2 |
Kansas City MO-KS |
1.577 |
56.9% |
0.81 |
3 |
Hartford-Middletown CT |
1.418 |
41.1% |
0.93 |
4 |
Jacksonville FL |
1.408 |
40.1% |
0.99 |
5 |
San Bernardino-Riverside
CA |
1.342 |
33.5% |
1.22 |
6 |
Austin TX |
1.321 |
31.4% |
1.03 |
7 |
Indianapolis IN |
1.292 |
28.6% |
1.00 |
8 |
St. Louis MO-IL |
1.286 |
28.0% |
1.05 |
9 |
Fort Worth TX |
1.237 |
23.1% |
1.01 |
10 |
San Antonio TX |
1.231 |
22.5% |
0.99 |
11 |
Atlanta GA |
1.225 |
21.9% |
1.24 |
12 |
El Paso TX-NM |
1.213 |
20.7% |
0.80 |
13 |
Orlando FL |
1.166 |
16.0% |
0.91 |
14 |
Dallas TX |
1.152 |
14.6% |
1.11 |
15 |
San Jose CA |
1.147 |
14.1% |
1.11 |
16 |
Louisville KY-IN |
1.136 |
13.0% |
1.04 |
17 |
Albuquerque NM |
1.136 |
13.0% |
1.01 |
18 |
Charlotte NC |
1.129 |
12.3% |
0.98 |
19 |
Oklahoma City OK |
1.119 |
11.3% |
0.91 |
20 |
Columbus OH |
1.107 |
10.1% |
1.01 |
21 |
Houston TX |
1.084 |
7.8% |
1.11 |
22 |
Sacramento CA |
1.077 |
7.2% |
1.07 |
23 |
Cincinnati OH-KY |
1.045 |
4.0% |
1.07 |
24 |
Providence-Pawtucket RI-MA |
1.039 |
3.4% |
0.96 |
25 |
Denver CO |
1.010 |
0.5% |
1.12 |
26 |
Baltimore MD |
0.994 |
-1.1% |
1.09 |
27 |
Pittsburgh PA |
0.991 |
-1.4% |
0.85 |
28 |
Seattle-Everett WA |
0.977 |
-2.9% |
1.27 |
29 |
San Diego CA |
0.967 |
-3.8% |
1.23 |
30 |
Detroit MI |
0.951 |
-5.4% |
1.24 |
31 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY |
0.948 |
-5.7% |
0.78 |
32 |
Phoenix AZ |
0.925 |
-7.9% |
1.14 |
33 |
Norfolk VA |
0.920 |
-8.5% |
0.96 |
34 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN |
0.919 |
-8.5% |
1.12 |
35 |
Omaha NE-IA |
0.918 |
-8.7% |
1.00 |
36 |
Cleveland OH |
0.907 |
-9.8% |
1.02 |
37 |
Boston MA |
0.899 |
-10.6% |
1.09 |
38 |
Rochester NY |
0.894 |
-11.1% |
0.87 |
39 |
Tampa FL |
0.891 |
-11.4% |
1.06 |
40 |
Tacoma WA |
0.890 |
-11.5% |
1.18 |
41 |
Milwaukee WI |
0.885 |
-12.0% |
1.03 |
42 |
San Francisco-Oakland CA |
0.875 |
-13.0% |
1.33 |
43 |
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Bch FL |
0.858 |
-14.7% |
1.03 |
44 |
Los Angeles CA |
0.854 |
-15.1% |
1.57 |
45 |
Memphis TN-AR-MS |
0.849 |
-15.5% |
1.11 |
46 |
Salt Lake City UT |
0.836 |
-16.8% |
1.00 |
47 |
Washington DC-MD-VA |
0.798 |
-20.6% |
1.43 |
48 |
Miami-Hialeah FL |
0.787 |
-21.7% |
1.34 |
49 |
Fresno CA |
0.783 |
-22.1% |
0.78 |
50 |
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA |
0.755 |
-24.9% |
1.16 |
51 |
Honolulu HI |
0.742 |
-26.2% |
1.10 |
52 |
Tucson AZ |
0.701 |
-30.3% |
1.02 |
53 |
New Orleans LA |
0.647 |
-35.7% |
1.09 |
54 |
Chicago IL-Northwestern IN |
0.602 |
-40.1% |
1.34 |
55 |
Philadelphia PA-NJ |
0.576 |
-42.7% |
1.07 |
56 |
New York NY-Northeastern
NJ |
0.552 |
-45.1% |
1.18 |
57 |
Las Vegas NV |
0.531 |
-47.2% |
1.20 |
Average |
1.005 |
|
1.07 |
Composite index calculated using weighting of freeway lane
capacity (13,000 vehicles daily) and arterial lane capacity
(5,000 vehicles daily). |
Freeway Capacity Index |
Rank |
Urbanized Area |
Freeway Lane Miles
per 1,000
Population (Note) |
Compared to
Average |
TTI Roadway
Congestion
Index |
1 |
Kansas City MO-KS |
1.250 |
93.9% |
0.81 |
2 |
Nashville TN |
1.144 |
77.5% |
1.00 |
3 |
Hartford-Middletown CT |
1.000 |
55.1% |
0.93 |
4 |
Fort Worth TX |
0.910 |
41.1% |
1.01 |
5 |
St. Louis MO-IL |
0.891 |
38.2% |
1.05 |
6 |
Austin TX |
0.887 |
37.6% |
1.03 |
7 |
Atlanta GA |
0.883 |
36.9% |
1.24 |
8 |
Indianapolis IN |
0.875 |
35.7% |
1.00 |
9 |
San Antonio TX |
0.853 |
32.3% |
0.99 |
10 |
Columbus OH |
0.851 |
32.1% |
1.01 |
11 |
Louisville KY-IN |
0.832 |
29.1% |
1.04 |
12 |
Dallas TX |
0.814 |
26.3% |
1.11 |
13 |
Houston TX |
0.789 |
22.4% |
1.11 |
14 |
Cincinnati OH-KY |
0.787 |
22.0% |
1.07 |
15 |
Rochester NY |
0.782 |
21.4% |
0.87 |
16 |
San Jose CA |
0.781 |
21.1% |
1.11 |
17 |
Oklahoma City OK |
0.765 |
18.7% |
0.91 |
18 |
Jacksonville FL |
0.756 |
17.3% |
0.99 |
19 |
San Bernardino-Riverside CA |
0.730 |
13.2% |
1.22 |
20 |
Charlotte NC |
0.711 |
10.2% |
0.98 |
21 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN |
0.702 |
8.9% |
1.12 |
22 |
San Diego CA |
0.696 |
8.0% |
1.23 |
23 |
Providence-Pawtucket RI-MA |
0.689 |
6.9% |
0.96 |
24 |
Orlando FL |
0.678 |
5.1% |
0.91 |
25 |
Baltimore MD |
0.676 |
4.9% |
1.09 |
26 |
Seattle-Everett WA |
0.672 |
4.2% |
1.27 |
27 |
Sacramento CA |
0.671 |
4.1% |
1.07 |
28 |
Cleveland OH |
0.659 |
2.2% |
1.02 |
29 |
San Francisco-Oakland CA |
0.640 |
-0.7% |
1.33 |
30 |
El Paso TX-NM |
0.628 |
-2.6% |
0.80 |
31 |
Salt Lake City UT |
0.615 |
-4.7% |
1.00 |
32 |
Pittsburgh PA |
0.614 |
-4.7% |
0.85 |
33 |
Norfolk VA |
0.604 |
-6.3% |
0.96 |
34 |
Honolulu HI |
0.603 |
-6.5% |
1.10 |
35 |
Denver CO |
0.588 |
-8.8% |
1.12 |
36 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY |
0.572 |
-11.2% |
0.78 |
37 |
Washington DC-MD-VA |
0.530 |
-17.7% |
1.43 |
38 |
Omaha NE-IA |
0.523 |
-18.9% |
1.00 |
39 |
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano
Bch FL |
0.519 |
-19.6% |
1.03 |
40 |
Albuquerque NM |
0.518 |
-19.7% |
1.01 |
41 |
Boston MA |
0.515 |
-20.1% |
1.09 |
42 |
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA |
0.514 |
-20.3% |
1.16 |
43 |
Tacoma WA |
0.508 |
-21.1% |
1.18 |
44 |
Milwaukee WI |
0.500 |
-22.4% |
1.03 |
45 |
Detroit MI |
0.494 |
-23.4% |
1.24 |
46 |
Tampa FL |
0.476 |
-26.2% |
1.06 |
47 |
Los Angeles CA |
0.454 |
-29.5% |
1.57 |
48 |
Fresno CA |
0.453 |
-29.7% |
0.78 |
49 |
Memphis TN-AR-MS |
0.417 |
-35.4% |
1.11 |
50 |
New Orleans LA |
0.381 |
-40.9% |
1.09 |
51 |
New York NY-Northeastern NJ |
0.377 |
-41.6% |
1.18 |
52 |
Phoenix AZ |
0.374 |
-42.0% |
1.14 |
53 |
Las Vegas NV |
0.340 |
-47.3% |
1.20 |
54 |
Miami-Hialeah FL |
0.337 |
-47.8% |
1.34 |
55 |
Chicago IL-Northwestern IN |
0.336 |
-47.9% |
1.34 |
56 |
Philadelphia PA-NJ |
0.331 |
-48.6% |
1.07 |
57 |
Tucson AZ |
0.250 |
-61.2% |
1.02 |
Average |
0.645 |
  |
1.07 |
Calculated using Texas Transportation Institute data. |
Arterial Capacity Index |
Rank |
Urbanized Area |
Arterial Lane Miles
per 100,000
Population (Note) |
Compared to
Average |
TTI Roadway
Congestion
Index |
1 |
Jacksonville FL |
1.695 |
80.8% |
0.99 |
2 |
Nashville TN |
1.648 |
75.8% |
1.00 |
3 |
Albuquerque NM |
1.607 |
71.4% |
1.01 |
4 |
San Bernardino-Riverside CA |
1.593 |
69.8% |
1.22 |
5 |
El Paso TX-NM |
1.521 |
62.2% |
0.80 |
6 |
Phoenix AZ |
1.434 |
52.9% |
1.14 |
7 |
Orlando FL |
1.270 |
35.5% |
0.91 |
8 |
Detroit MI |
1.189 |
26.8% |
1.24 |
9 |
Tucson AZ |
1.172 |
25.0% |
1.02 |
10 |
Miami-Hialeah FL |
1.171 |
24.9% |
1.34 |
11 |
Austin TX |
1.129 |
20.4% |
1.03 |
12 |
Memphis TN-AR-MS |
1.125 |
20.0% |
1.11 |
13 |
Denver CO |
1.099 |
17.2% |
1.12 |
14 |
Charlotte NC |
1.088 |
16.0% |
0.98 |
15 |
Hartford-Middletown
CT |
1.087 |
15.9% |
0.93 |
16 |
Indianapolis IN |
1.085 |
15.7% |
1.00 |
17 |
Tampa FL |
1.079 |
15.1% |
1.06 |
18 |
Sacramento CA |
1.057 |
12.7% |
1.07 |
19 |
Los Angeles CA |
1.039 |
10.8% |
1.57 |
20 |
St. Louis MO-IL |
1.027 |
9.6% |
1.05 |
21 |
Omaha NE-IA |
1.027 |
9.5% |
1.00 |
22 |
Milwaukee WI |
1.000 |
6.6% |
1.03 |
23 |
Boston MA |
0.998 |
6.5% |
1.09 |
24 |
Tacoma WA |
0.992 |
5.7% |
1.18 |
25 |
San Antonio TX |
0.984 |
4.9% |
0.99 |
26 |
Pittsburgh PA |
0.979 |
4.4% |
0.85 |
27 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
NY |
0.977 |
4.2% |
0.78 |
28 |
San Jose CA |
0.953 |
1.6% |
1.11 |
29 |
Oklahoma City OK |
0.918 |
-2.1% |
0.91 |
30 |
Providence-Pawtucket RI-MA |
0.911 |
-2.8% |
0.96 |
31 |
Atlanta GA |
0.891 |
-5.0% |
1.24 |
32 |
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano
Bch FL |
0.882 |
-5.9% |
1.03 |
33 |
Dallas TX |
0.878 |
-6.4% |
1.11 |
34 |
Fresno CA |
0.858 |
-8.4% |
0.78 |
35 |
Fort Worth TX |
0.851 |
-9.2% |
1.01 |
36 |
Kansas City MO-KS |
0.851 |
-9.3% |
0.81 |
37 |
Baltimore MD |
0.828 |
-11.7% |
1.09 |
38 |
Norfolk VA |
0.822 |
-12.4% |
0.96 |
39 |
Seattle-Everett WA |
0.792 |
-15.5% |
1.27 |
40 |
Louisville KY-IN |
0.790 |
-15.7% |
1.04 |
41 |
Houston TX |
0.766 |
-18.3% |
1.11 |
42 |
San Diego CA |
0.706 |
-24.7% |
1.23 |
43 |
Washington DC-MD-VA |
0.697 |
-25.7% |
1.43 |
44 |
Chicago IL-Northwestern IN |
0.692 |
-26.2% |
1.34 |
45 |
New Orleans LA |
0.691 |
-26.4% |
1.09 |
46 |
Cincinnati OH-KY |
0.672 |
-28.3% |
1.07 |
47 |
Columbus OH |
0.663 |
-29.3% |
1.01 |
48 |
Cleveland OH |
0.645 |
-31.2% |
1.02 |
49 |
Philadelphia PA-NJ |
0.636 |
-32.1% |
1.07 |
50 |
Portland-Vancouver
OR-WA |
0.627 |
-33.1% |
1.16 |
51 |
San Francisco-Oakland CA |
0.611 |
-34.9% |
1.33 |
52 |
Salt Lake City UT |
0.575 |
-38.6% |
1.00 |
53 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul
MN |
0.564 |
-39.8% |
1.12 |
54 |
Las Vegas NV |
0.498 |
-46.9% |
1.20 |
55 |
New York NY-Northeastern NJ |
0.455 |
-51.4% |
1.18 |
56 |
Honolulu HI |
0.362 |
-61.4% |
1.10 |
57 |
Rochester NY |
0.290 |
-69.0% |
0.87 |
Average |
0.938 |
  |
1.07 |
Calculated using Texas Transportation Institute data. |
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