b US Metropolitan Areas with Largest US CBDs: Average Commute Time 1990

US Metropolitan Areas with
Largest Central Business Districts:
Travel Time by Mode

METROPOLITAN AREA All Single Occupant Vehicle Public Transport Public Transport Compared to Single Occupant Vehicle
Atlanta 27.0 26.0 40.7 56.5%
Austin 22.0 21.3 32.2 51.1%
Baltimore 24.8 23.9 37.8 58.0%
Boston 27.3 26.2 40.4 54.2%
Brooklyn 30.0 24.8 47.4 90.8%
Buffalo 19.5 19.2 32.3 68.0%
Chicago 28.8 26.0 46.4 78.7%
Cincinnati 22.8 22.2 34.4 54.8%
Cleveland 23.2 22.4 38.1 70.3%
Dallas 23.3 22.4 38.8 73.0%
Denver 24.0 23.7 39.6 66.8%
Detroit 24.9 24.5 40.4 65.2%
Honolulu 24.9 23.3 39.2 68.4%
Houston 26.2 25.5 44.0 72.6%
Indianapolis 21.9 21.7 32.2 48.4%
Kansas City 22.3 21.7 34.2 57.6%
Los Angeles 26.4 25.6 41.5 62.1%
Milwaukee 22.0 21.4 36.4 69.9%
Minneapolis 21.7 20.9 32.1 53.5%
New Orleans 25.4 23.8 36.9 55.0%
New York 30.0 24.8 47.4 90.8%
Philadelphia 22.9 22.0 34.9 58.5%
Pittsburgh 24.5 23.1 39.3 70.2%
Portland 25.6 23.4 34.0 45.2%
Sacramento 23.7 23.2 39.1 68.7%
Salt Lake City 20.0 18.9 37.4 98.1%
San Antonio 22.4 21.8 39.0 79.1%
San Francisco 24.6 23.4 42.6 81.7%
Seattle 26.2 24.2 41.5 71.6%
St. Louis 24.0 23.0 38.6 67.8%
St. Paul 21.7 20.9 32.1 53.5%
Washington 28.8 27.0 41.2 52.4%
Average 24.5 23.2 38.5 66.0%
         
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT All Single Occupant Vehicle Public Transport Public Transport Compared to Single Occupant Vehicle
Atlanta 32.3 30.3 39.4 30.1%
Austin 23.2 22.5 27.9 24.0%
Baltimore 29.4 27.8 36.4 31.1%
Boston 36.7 34.3 40.4 17.8%
Brooklyn 39.3 32.7 45.2 38.2%
Buffalo 23.7 22.1 32.3 46.1%
Chicago 42.7 34.9 48.4 38.7%
Cincinnati 26.6 25.1 33.1 31.8%
Cleveland 30.9 29.0 38.3 32.0%
Dallas 28.6 26.7 38.1 42.6%
Denver 29.7 28.7 39.5 37.5%
Detroit 30.4 28.4 38.9 36.8%
Honolulu 28.8 26.4 39.0 47.9%
Houston 32.6 29.6 45.0 51.9%
Indianapolis 25.4 24.9 31.5 26.5%
Kansas City 26.7 25.7 34.3 33.4%
Los Angeles 34.5 33.4 43.0 28.7%
Milwaukee 23.5 22.2 32.7 47.5%
Minneapolis 25.8 24.1 31.6 31.1%
New Orleans 29.6 27.4 35.2 28.4%
New York 46.2 43.8 50.0 14.2%
Philadelphia 31.5 28.9 35.8 23.8%
Pittsburgh 33.9 30.3 40.6 34.1%
Portland 25.6 23.4 34.0 45.2%
Sacramento 25.6 23.9 38.4 60.6%
Salt Lake City 23.7 21.9 36.9 68.3%
San Antonio 25.6 24.7 34.8 40.8%
San Francisco 30.4 25.7 40.6 57.9%
Seattle 37.2 33.1 41.8 26.3%
St. Louis 29.4 27.5 37.7 37.1%
St. Paul 23.6 22.4 28.6 27.7%
Washington 26.7 24.9 31.1 24.9%
Average 30.0 27.7 37.5 35.4%
         
OUTSIDE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT All Single Occupant Vehicle Public Transport Public Transport Compared to Single Occupant Vehicle
Atlanta 26.6 25.7 41.1 60.1%
Austin 21.8 21.1 34.5 63.7%
Baltimore 24.2 23.5 38.6 63.9%
Boston 26.6 25.9 40.3 55.8%
Brooklyn 26.1 24.0 43.4 80.8%
Buffalo 19.0 18.9 32.2 70.3%
Chicago 27.4 25.7 45.1 75.9%
Cincinnati 22.4 22.0 35.4 61.1%
Cleveland 22.3 21.8 38.0 74.6%
Dallas 22.5 21.9 39.4 80.0%
Denver 23.7 23.6 39.6 68.2%
Detroit 24.5 24.2 41.2 70.1%
Honolulu 23.2 22.2 39.5 78.3%
Houston 25.7 25.2 43.5 72.5%
Indianapolis 21.4 21.3 32.6 53.1%
Kansas City 21.9 21.4 34.2 59.8%
Los Angeles 26.0 25.3 41.3 63.0%
Milwaukee 21.8 21.4 38.1 78.6%
Minneapolis 21.1 20.6 27.4 33.0%
New Orleans 24.5 23.1 38.0 64.2%
New York 26.1 24.0 43.4 80.8%
Philadelphia 21.7 21.4 33.9 58.5%
Pittsburgh 23.4 22.7 38.4 69.1%
Portland 20.8 20.4 36.9 80.3%
Sacramento 23.5 23.1 39.7 71.8%
Salt Lake City 19.6 18.6 37.7 102.5%
San Antonio 22.1 21.5 40.0 85.7%
San Francisco 24.1 23.3 43.9 87.9%
Seattle 25.5 24.0 41.4 72.6%
St. Louis 23.5 22.6 39.0 72.4%
St. Paul 21.1 20.6 27.4 33.0%
Washington 29.0 27.1 45.7 68.5%
Average 23.5 22.8 38.5 69.0%
         
Calculated from 1990 Census Transportation Planning Package data.

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