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 77,000 105 733 21,124 28.8 0 0.000 61 Charleston WV 167,000 125 1,335 38,256 28.6 10,918 1.006 62 Glen Falls NY 56,000 63 884 25,444 28.6 6,429 1.196 63 Jackson MS 304,000 225 1,351 38,529 28.5 12,339 0.868 64 Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY 498,000 365 1,363 38,551 28.3 9,717 1.100 65 Little Rock-North Little Rock AR 326,000 252 1,293 36,417 28.1 12,337 1.206 66 Tuscaloosa AL 116,000 187 619 17,380 28.0 9,517 0.448 67 Flint MI 342,000 237 1,443 40,367 28.0 10,177 0.939 68 Lawrence-Haverhill MA 303,000 205 1,475 41,302 27.9 13,464 1.010 69 Jacksonville FL 851,000 727 1,171 32,491 27.8 13,333 0.825 70 Kokomo IN 57,000 40 1,420 39,575 27.8 0 0.000 71 Danbury CT 147,000 136 1,079 29,809 27.6 15,095 0.694 72 Richmond VA 624,000 406 1,536 42,328 27.5 10,559 1.019 73 Lafayette LA 133,000 71 1,872 51,479 27.5 9,576 0.586 74 Huntsville AL 205,000 253 809 22,103 27.3 12,585 0.517 75 Elmira NY 54,000 51 1,052 28,902 27.3 5,965 1.278 76 Cincinnati OH 1,199,000 631 1,902 51,889 27.3 16,201 0.802 77 Goldsboro NC 67,000 76 881 23,763 27.0 9,307 0.343 78 Dayton OH 602,000 369 1,631 43,973 27.0 12,254 0.776 79 Abilene TX 109,000 120 908 24,542 27.0 5,177 1.174 80 Pensacola FL 298,000 337 884 23,866 27.0 10,995 0.322 81 Texas City TX 134,000 174 770 20,684 26.9 8,034 1.448 82 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN 2,192,000 1,192 1,838 49,426 26.9 16,934 0.705 83 Amarillo TX 171,000 144 1,187 31,764 26.7 7,875 0.971 84 Portland ME 126,000 93 1,354 36,215 26.7 10,462 0.841 85 Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester NH 119,000 202 588 15,683 26.6 8,819 1.050 86 Columbus OH 918,000 476 1,928 51,044 26.5 14,185 0.899 87 Fairfield CA 113,000 45 2,501 66,600 26.5 14,077 1.292 88 Hartford-Middletown 4/ CT 593,000 366 1,620 42,787 26.4 12,955 1.039 89 Rock Hill SC 67,000 43 1,549 41,209 26.4 12,873 0.642 90 Lubbock TX 191,000 143 1,333 34,902 26.1 5,285 0.958 91 Wilmington 4/ DE 495,000 254 1,945 50,626 26.0 13,922 0.648 92 Mobile AL 331,000 328 1,009 26,271 26.0 11,183 0.692 93 Rocky Mount NC 52,000 34 1,513 39,824 26.0 6,937 0.635 94 Evansville IN 184,000 123 1,494 38,846 26.0 5,334 0.402 95 Seattle WA 1,994,000 844 2,363 61,199 25.9 18,845 0.642 96 Columbia SC 366,000 199 1,837 47,714 25.9 10,895 1.057 97 Des Moines IA 294,000 176 1,670 43,222 25.9 11,466 0.755 98 Ann Arbor MI 263,000 159 1,653 42,849 25.9 13,496 0.882 99 Orlando 4/ FL 1,185,000 667 1,776 46,025 25.9 12,331 0.597 100 Worcester MA 358,000 263 1,360 35,202 25.9 11,191 1.014 101 Utica-Rome NY 157,000 206 761 19,646 25.8 4,783 1.764 102 Kingsport TN 115,000 116 990 25,362 25.6 6,590 0.974 103 Montgomery AL 225,000 203 1,108 28,305 25.5 11,851 0.564 104 Lowell MA 223,000 116 1,919 48,974 25.5 16,529 0.686 105 San Antonio TX 1,224,000 485 2,522 64,223 25.4 14,801 0.851 106 Oklahoma City OK 1,039,000 647 1,606 40,589 25.3 12,292 0.704 107 Odessa TX 92,000 130 707 17,938 25.3 3,786 1.261 108 Jackson MI 87,000 78 1,110 28,090 25.2 8,219 0.989 109 Corpus Christi TX 296,000 164 1,804 45,250 25.1 9,686 0.970 110 Fayetteville NC 261,000 206 1,266 31,767 25.1 7,019 0.253 111 Springfield MO 173,000 86 2,009 50,058 24.9 12,958 0.705 112 San Jose CA 1,542,000 365 4,222 105,244 24.9 16,544 0.730 113 Biloxi-Gulfport MS 188,000 173 1,084 27,058 24.9 10,306 0.378 114 Slidell LA 55,000 31 1,759 44,129 24.9 8,367 1.564 115 Savannah GA 232,000 210 1,105 27,343 24.8 8,644 0.716 116 Longview TX 81,000 64 1,264 31,375 24.8 7,180 0.062 117 Roanoke VA 198,000 103 1,921 47,320 24.6 10,793 0.707 118 Kalamazoo MI 178,000 123 1,445 35,512 24.5 9,559 0.640 119 Battle Creek MI 83,000 79 1,049 25,747 24.5 9,065 0.663 120 Bangor ME 60,000 12 4,856 122,583 24.5 6,726 0.917 121 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News VA 1,471,000 952 1,545 37,692 24.4 12,977 0.589 122 Albuquerque NM 487,000 175 2,784 67,994 24.4 16,945 0.470 123 Lynchburg VA 108,000 120 899 21,975 24.4 7,081 0.861 124 Fredericksburg VA 63,000 36 1,736 42,667 24.4 13,375 0.746 125 Syracuse NY 370,000 233 1,587 38,712 24.4 7,860 1.216 126 Memphis TN 929,000 416 2,234 54,375 24.3 13,107 0.537 127 Janesville WI 59,000 24 2,426 59,625 24.3 11,222 0.678 128 Shreveport LA 262,000 146 1,790 43,678 24.3 8,278 1.042 129 Spartanburg SC 118,000 82 1,435 34,915 24.3 7,550 0.729 130 Anderson IN 74,000 41 1,791 43,927 24.3 10,922 0.365 131 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 1,345,000 514 2,615 63,210 24.2 18,565 0.651 132 Greenville NC 57,000 47 1,210 29,319 24.2 0 0.000 133 Oxnard-Ventura CA 521,000 190 2,737 66,416 24.2 17,763 0.678 134 Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL 275,000 254 1,082 26,201 24.2 13,339 0.055 135 Akron OH 541,000 356 1,518 36,671 24.1 12,417 0.780 136 Beloit WI 61,000 39 1,580 37,615 24.0 7,604 1.000 137 Springfield IL 125,000 77 1,619 38,909 24.0 8,270 0.680 138 Grand Rapids MI 502,000 318 1,578 37,953 24.0 12,533 0.582 139 Hagerstown MD 81,000 50 1,614 38,820 24.0 11,730 0.827 140 Eau Claire WI 90,000 46 1,943 46,935 24.0 6,444 0.622 141 Daytona Beach FL 255,000 232 1,099 26,280 23.9 10,691 0.286 142 Toledo OH 491,000 255 1,924 45,965 23.9 11,931 0.650 143 Rockford IL 208,000 133 1,562 37,398 23.9 8,255 0.524 144 Green Bay WI 190,000 100 1,900 45,350 23.9 9,495 0.684 145 Stamford CT 192,000 82 2,335 55,634 23.8 20,273 0.615 146 Rochester NY 625,000 335 1,865 44,358 23.8 10,785 0.795 147 Wichita Falls TX 100,000 60 1,660 39,667 23.8 3,893 1.500 148 Columbia MO 85,000 54 1,573 37,315 23.7 7,463 1.341 149 San Diego CA 2,556,000 733 3,486 82,553 23.7 17,910 0.695 150 Lake Charles LA 122,000 88 1,386 32,761 23.6 9,412 1.025 151 Columbus GA 232,000 203 1,140 27,010 23.6 6,597 0.841 152 Casper WY 52,000 99 524 12,374 23.6 2,255 1.173 153 Washington DC 3,489,000 999 3,492 82,120 23.5 17,179 0.559 154 Trenton NJ 343,000 199 1,722 40,558 23.5 10,849 0.831 155 Ogden UT 296,000 188 1,574 36,883 23.4 12,204 0.635 156 Olympia WA 133,000 88 1,511 35,432 23.4 13,008 0.759 157 Annapolis MD 79,000 52 1,516 35,481 23.4 13,826 0.633 158 Greenville SC 277,000 148 1,868 43,811 23.4 11,344 0.513 159 Fall River MA 159,000 117 1,364 31,735 23.4 8,951 1.126 160 New Britain CT 139,000 67 2,069 48,627 23.4 12,165 0.986 161 Lancaster PA 187,000 133 1,404 32,925 23.4 11,679 0.620 162 Denver CO 1,861,000 720 2,584 60,033 23.2 16,004 0.555 163 Portland-Vancouver OR 1,338,000 469 2,852 66,066 23.2 17,532 0.527 164 Sacramento CA 1,223,000 383 3,193 74,039 23.2 16,916 0.555 165 Detroit MI 3,886,000 1,304 2,979 68,888 23.1 16,751 0.466 166 Middletown OH 124,000 81 1,529 35,420 23.1 11,762 0.669 167 Pine Bluff AR 57,000 50 1,136 26,300 23.1 4,686 1.702 168 Bryan-College Station TX 119,000 82 1,447 33,488 23.1 5,594 1.084 169 Fort Wayne IN 248,000 93 2,665 61,613 23.1 11,750 0.319 170 Los Angeles CA 12,004,000 2,231 5,380 124,170 23.1 23,293 0.440 171 Galveston TX 60,000 35 1,708 39,686 23.1 9,722 0.433 172 Port Huron MI 77,000 62 1,239 28,661 23.1 6,641 0.766 173 Melbourne-Palm Bay FL 364,000 532 684 15,707 23.0 9,395 0.129 174 Manchester NH 134,000 65 2,054 47,400 23.0 11,705 0.933 175 Lima OH 70,000 57 1,225 28,263 23.0 8,665 0.600 176 Pittsburgh PA 1,559,000 1,431 1,089 25,028 23.0 9,441 0.768 177 Vacaville CA 84,000 24 3,453 80,250 22.9 13,278 1.071 178 Atlantic City NJ 179,000 89 2,007 46,135 22.9 8,358 0.687 179 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach FL 1,470,000 489 3,005 68,687 22.8 16,556 0.490 180 Harlingen TX 78,000 50 1,554 35,540 22.8 9,186 0.859 181 Saginaw MI 136,000 78 1,735 39,538 22.7 7,899 0.713 182 Cheyenne WY 67,000 100 670 15,210 22.7 2,930 1.433 183 San Francisco-Oakland CA 3,872,000 1,203 3,218 73,010 22.7 19,583 0.603 184 Tacoma WA 603,000 341 1,767 40,091 22.7 17,689 0.493 185 Lorain-Elyria OH 234,000 232 1,008 22,845 22.6 8,530 1.004 186 Salt Lake City UT 888,000 353 2,514 56,941 22.6 12,546 0.563 187 Midland TX 100,000 66 1,515 34,318 22.6 4,424 0.970 188 Owensboro KY 63,000 24 2,590 59,000 22.5 3,974 0.937 189 Hesperia-Apple Valley-Victorville CA 193,000 190 1,014 22,847 22.5 11,177 0.415 190 Santa Barbara CA 194,000 57 3,395 76,351 22.4 16,938 0.711 191 Bloomington-Normal IL 94,000 48 1,948 43,604 22.3 6,521 0.883 192 Providence-Pawtucket RI 907,000 515 1,760 39,212 22.3 12,805 0.711 193 Baton Rouge LA 375,000 185 2,023 45,168 22.3 14,219 0.475 194 New Haven-Meriden CT 454,000 230 1,973 43,948 22.3 13,725 0.837 195 Tulsa OK 777,000 305 2,547 56,649 22.2 11,129 0.682 196 Wausau WI 66,000 40 1,644 36,600 22.2 6,298 1.348 197 Mcallen-Edinburg-Mission TX 305,000 156 1,950 43,179 22.1 12,433 0.446 198 Milwaukee WI 1,459,000 512 2,848 62,988 22.1 15,474 0.413 199 Huntington-Ashland WV 174,000 105 1,657 36,610 22.1 6,554 0.989 200 Pascagoula MS 66,000 81 814 17,938 22.0 8,447 0.091 201 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach FL 959,000 556 1,724 37,969 22.0 17,423 0.475 202 Cleveland OH 1,758,000 838 2,097 46,099 22.0 13,723 0.716 203 Fayetteville-Springdale AR 104,000 81 1,283 28,148 21.9 8,150 0.683 204 Duluth-Superior MN 126,000 151 833 18,185 21.8 9,092 0.484 205 Tampa-St Pete-Clearwater FL 1,894,000 1,294 1,463 31,771 21.7 13,430 0.340 206 Lansing-East Lansing MI 288,000 157 1,833 39,745 21.7 8,939 0.722 207 Topeka KS 142,000 85 1,664 36,071 21.6 6,750 0.972 208 South Bend-Mishawaka IN 240,000 147 1,631 35,333 21.6 6,636 0.613 209 Augusta GA 349,000 216 1,614 34,796 21.5 8,551 0.630 210 Port Arthur TX 103,000 89 1,155 24,865 21.5 7,575 0.767 211 Williamsport PA 65,000 64 1,014 21,859 21.5 7,153 1.062 212 Cedar Rapids IA 136,000 135 1,006 21,681 21.5 9,108 0.596 213 Longview WA 63,000 47 1,337 28,851 21.5 6,937 1.413 214 Springfield MA 603,000 422 1,428 30,559 21.4 10,666 0.643 215 La Crosse WI 88,000 35 2,505 53,829 21.4 5,158 0.693 216 Peoria IL 244,000 151 1,612 34,563 21.4 7,203 0.639 217 Wichita KS 377,000 176 2,141 45,591 21.3 8,053 0.944 218 Phoenix AZ 2,574,000 1,054 2,442 52,003 21.3 17,741 0.372 219 Appleton-Neenah WI 186,000 58 3,190 68,293 21.3 10,690 0.688 220 Indio-Coachella CA 66,000 34 1,921 41,176 21.2 4,066 0.970 221 Anderson SC 57,000 41 1,380 29,488 21.2 0 0.000 222 Bay City MI 74,000 49 1,509 31,980 21.2 6,617 0.635 223 Provo-Orem UT 309,000 160 1,928 40,775 21.1 14,392 0.547 224 Monroe LA 114,000 78 1,454 30,808 21.1 10,749 0.509 225 Alexandria LA 88,000 64 1,373 28,875 21.0 3,911 1.068 226 St. Joseph MO 78,000 56 1,403 29,268 21.0 4,536 1.038 227 Santa Rosa CA 217,000 68 3,175 67,088 21.0 18,947 0.442 228 Fort Smith AR 113,000 93 1,209 25,387 20.9 8,301 0.717 229 Rochester MN 77,000 73 1,050 22,000 20.9 9,190 0.532 230 Danville VA 60,000 46 1,295 27,217 20.9 2,761 0.567 231 Brockton MA 188,000 132 1,424 29,659 20.8 11,820 0.479 232 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA 445,000 246 1,812 37,659 20.8 11,236 0.636 233 Rapid City SD 60,000 57 1,050 21,947 20.8 5,782 0.550 234 Bremerton WA 146,000 108 1,351 28,120 20.8 10,567 0.651 235 Fresno CA 525,000 168 3,119 64,923 20.8 12,923 0.320 236 Reading PA 179,000 105 1,704 35,076 20.6 9,067 0.525 237 Baltimore MD 2,154,000 712 3,024 62,176 20.6 14,755 0.684 238 Spokane WA 323,000 164 1,968 40,463 20.5 11,140 0.402 239 Frederick MD 92,000 40 2,291 47,150 20.5 15,528 0.641 240 Chicago-Northwestern IN 4/ IL 7,705,000 2,731 2,822 57,871 20.5 18,289 0.344 241 Florence SC 61,000 44 1,386 28,250 20.4 7,108 0.328 242 Canton OH 250,000