1999 Highway Statistics: All US Urbanized Areas Ranked by Per Capita Travel
(Vehicle Miles per Square Mile)
|
Rank |
Urbanized Area |
State |
Population |
Area in Square Miles |
Population per Square Mile |
Daily Vehicle Miles per Square Mile |
Daily Vehicle Miles per Capita |
Daily Freeway Vehicle Miles per Lane Mile |
Freeway Lane Miles per 1,000 Residents |
|
1 |
Newburgh |
NY |
54,000 |
135 |
400 |
21,719 |
54.3 |
10,215 |
2.019 |
|
2 |
Petersburg |
VA |
117,000 |
67 |
1,742 |
93,239 |
53.4 |
8,143 |
2.350 |
|
3 |
Asheville |
NC |
120,000 |
180 |
666 |
33,406 |
50.1 |
11,386 |
1.858 |
|
4 |
Hickory |
NC |
77,000 |
103 |
747 |
36,612 |
49.0 |
10,957 |
1.169 |
|
5 |
Kailua |
HI |
34,000 |
34 |
989 |
44,324 |
44.3 |
7,666 |
1.588 |
|
6 |
Burlington |
NC |
81,000 |
65 |
1,241 |
52,708 |
42.3 |
10,966 |
1.593 |
|
7 |
Lewisville |
TX |
72,000 |
84 |
855 |
35,226 |
41.1 |
21,198 |
1.000 |
|
8 |
Myrtle Beach |
SC |
64,000 |
50 |
1,275 |
51,480 |
40.2 |
11,171 |
1.250 |
|
9 |
High Point |
NC |
112,000 |
167 |
670 |
26,832 |
40.0 |
6,106 |
1.616 |
|
10 |
Greensboro |
NC |
200,000 |
163 |
1,225 |
47,656 |
38.8 |
11,838 |
1.285 |
|
11 |
Raleigh |
NC |
368,000 |
276 |
1,333 |
50,489 |
37.9 |
12,791 |
0.864 |
|
12 |
Nashville |
TN |
614,000 |
571 |
1,075 |
40,573 |
37.7 |
13,510 |
1.235 |
|
13 |
Houston |
TX |
2,409,000 |
1,537 |
1,567 |
58,100 |
37.1 |
16,652 |
0.941 |
|
14 |
Gastonia |
NC |
117,000 |
120 |
974 |
35,800 |
36.7 |
12,888 |
0.846 |
|
15 |
Kannapolis |
NC |
92,000 |
120 |
766 |
27,725 |
36.2 |
16,252 |
0.620 |
|
16 |
Decatur |
AL |
72,000 |
120 |
600 |
21,492 |
35.8 |
8,078 |
0.514 |
|
17 |
Hyannis |
MA |
115,000 |
153 |
750 |
26,902 |
35.8 |
10,264 |
0.748 |
|
18 |
Durham |
NC |
224,000 |
214 |
1,045 |
36,995 |
35.3 |
12,608 |
0.933 |
|
19 |
Binghamton |
NY |
128,000 |
163 |
784 |
27,172 |
34.6 |
7,211 |
1.586 |
|
20 |
Anniston |
AL |
77,000 |
154 |
500 |
17,195 |
34.4 |
8,587 |
0.623 |
|
21 |
Birmingham |
AL |
663,000 |
609 |
1,088 |
37,486 |
34.4 |
12,772 |
1.015 |
|
22 |
Atlanta |
GA |
2,862,000 |
1,757 |
1,629 |
55,719 |
34.2 |
17,750 |
0.800 |
|
23 |
Bristol |
TN |
61,000 |
66 |
919 |
31,636 |
34.2 |
9,251 |
1.377 |
|
24 |
Harrisburg |
PA |
289,000 |
273 |
1,057 |
36,055 |
34.1 |
11,401 |
1.322 |
|
25 |
Auburn-Opelika |
AL |
62,000 |
128 |
484 |
16,367 |
33.8 |
7,593 |
1.161 |
|
26 |
Charlotte |
NC |
543,000 |
299 |
1,815 |
61,120 |
33.7 |
16,032 |
0.818 |
|
27 |
Winston-Salem |
NC |
219,000 |
177 |
1,236 |
41,294 |
33.4 |
11,457 |
1.192 |
|
28 |
Beaumont |
TX |
119,000 |
104 |
1,142 |
38,202 |
33.4 |
11,852 |
1.084 |
|
29 |
Sherman-Denison |
TX |
59,000 |
130 |
453 |
15,069 |
33.2 |
7,091 |
2.237 |
|
30 |
Las Cruces |
NM |
77,000 |
44 |
1,765 |
57,977 |
33.1 |
4,645 |
0.779 |
|
31 |
Terre Haute |
IN |
77,000 |
61 |
1,262 |
41,492 |
32.9 |
8,302 |
0.610 |
|
32 |
Temple |
TX |
65,000 |
32 |
2,028 |
66,469 |
32.7 |
11,149 |
1.046 |
|
33 |
Knoxville |
TN |
365,000 |
355 |
1,028 |
33,589 |
32.7 |
15,703 |
0.734 |
|
34 |
Jackson |
TN |
58,000 |
61 |
951 |
30,590 |
32.2 |
9,951 |
0.431 |
|
35 |
Indianapolis |
IN |
915,000 |
422 |
2,168 |
68,787 |
31.7 |
15,615 |
0.792 |
|
36 |
Waco |
TX |
143,000 |
154 |
928 |
29,253 |
31.5 |
8,792 |
1.238 |
|
37 |
Lexington-Fayette |
KY |
240,000 |
286 |
839 |
26,385 |
31.4 |
11,201 |
1.013 |
|
38 |
Joplin |
MO |
64,000 |
71 |
901 |
27,859 |
30.9 |
5,943 |
0.578 |
|
39 |
Dothan |
AL |
68,000 |
124 |
547 |
16,911 |
30.8 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
40 |
Texarkana |
AR |
63,000 |
59 |
1,060 |
32,881 |
30.8 |
6,100 |
1.571 |
|
41 |
Tyler |
TX |
84,000 |
60 |
1,395 |
43,083 |
30.8 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
42 |
Austin |
TX |
594,000 |
314 |
1,890 |
58,338 |
30.8 |
15,566 |
0.909 |
|
43 |
Denton |
TX |
77,000 |
53 |
1,445 |
44,660 |
30.7 |
12,378 |
1.052 |
|
44 |
Burlington |
VT |
109,000 |
135 |
807 |
24,807 |
30.7 |
6,811 |
1.174 |
|
45 |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
TX |
3,695,000 |
1,712 |
2,158 |
66,366 |
30.7 |
15,186 |
0.844 |
|
46 |
St. Louis |
MO |
1,971,000 |
1,123 |
1,755 |
53,782 |
30.6 |
14,581 |
0.896 |
|
47 |
Santa Fe |
NM |
69,000 |
32 |
2,179 |
65,813 |
30.5 |
5,730 |
0.478 |
|
48 |
Norwalk |
CT |
109,000 |
50 |
2,172 |
66,000 |
30.3 |
17,423 |
0.945 |
|
49 |
Wilmington |
NC |
112,000 |
108 |
1,036 |
31,167 |
30.1 |
9,588 |
0.250 |
|
50 |
Kansas City |
MO |
1,391,000 |
1,034 |
1,345 |
40,036 |
29.8 |
10,952 |
1.234 |
|
51 |
Johnson City |
TN |
92,000 |
84 |
1,093 |
32,679 |
29.8 |
8,840 |
0.772 |
|
52 |
Louisville |
KY |
809,000 |
384 |
2,106 |
62,693 |
29.8 |
15,014 |
0.827 |
|
53 |
Poughkeepsie |
NY |
142,000 |
175 |
810 |
24,074 |
29.7 |
8,894 |
0.873 |
|
54 |
Gadsden |
AL |
79,000 |
192 |
411 |
12,156 |
29.5 |
4,675 |
0.747 |
|
55 |
Benton Harbor |
MI |
61,000 |
49 |
1,244 |
36,714 |
29.5 |
8,279 |
1.377 |
|
56 |
New London-Norwich |
CT |
168,000 |
169 |
993 |
29,290 |
29.5 |
11,423 |
1.310 |
|
57 |
Elkhart-Goshen |
IN |
99,000 |
94 |
1,051 |
30,947 |
29.4 |
5,912 |
0.687 |
|
58 |
Boise City |
ID |
192,000 |
845 |
227 |
6,660 |
29.3 |
11,600 |
0.531 |
|
59 |
Taunton |
MA |
106,000 |
136 |
778 |
22,596 |
29.0 |
10,029 |
1.528 |
|
60 |
Florence |
AL |
77,000 |
105 |
| |