Traffic Congestion by Metropolitan Area: 2000
& By Size Classification

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

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