Roadway Congestion, by Urbanized Area statistics

[Various Federal, State, and local information sources were used to develop the data base with the primary source being the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Performance Monitoring System. For methodology, see http://mobility.tamu.edu/study/PDFs/appendixC.pdf ]


	1996						1996

	Freeway daily vehicle		Annual person hours		Annual congestion cost
	miles of travel		of delay

Uurbanized areas
		Per lane-				Per	Delay and
	Total miles	mile of	Total hours	Per 1,000	Per driver	capita	fuel cost
	(1,000)	freeway		persons	(dol.)	(dol.)	(mil. dol.)


Total, average:1996	14,350	12,730	66,280	30	630	485	1,055

Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY	4,850	9,150	7,340	15	295	230	115
Albuquerque NM	3,600	12,415	19,055	34	700	535	300
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ	2,820	9,725	13,450	29	570	450	210
Atlanta GA	35,010	16,060	132,960	54	1,095	855	2,110
Austin TX	7,270	13,220	29,120	47	970	750	465
Bakersfield CA	1,600	8,000	4,260	12	270	190	70
Baltimore MD	20,300	14,000	74,570	35	715	560	1,205
Beaumont TX	1,200	10,435	1,465	10	180	145	20
Boston MA	22,170	14,305	136,415	45	900	720	2,170
Boulder CO	440	8,800	955	9	125	95	10
Brownsville TX	280	9,335	995	7	165	110	15
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY	5,750	9,350	14,845	14	285	225	240
Charlotte NC	4,980	12,295	16,375	29	590	455	260
Chicago IL-Northwestern IN	45,200	17,155	250,840	32	670	510	4,005
Cincinnati OH-KY	13,865	13,935	35,235	28	590	450	570
Cleveland OH	16,020	13,080	35,500	19	390	305	570
Colorado Springs CO	2,265	8,710	8,775	22	450	340	135
Columbus OH	10,980	12,765	24,995	25	505	395	400
Corpus Christi TX	2,550	9,625	4,470	14	285	210	65
Dallas TX	27,030	14,495	109,905	48	1,015	770	1,765
Denver CO	14,900	14,325	69,785	39	825	630	1,115
Detroit MI	29,690	15,960	200,000	53	1,095	840	3,165
El Paso TX-NM	3,970	10,445	7,815	13	290	205	125
Eugene-Springfield OR	1,165	10,590	2,340	11	220	165	35
Fort Worth TX	14,875	12,825	50,375	40	840	630	805
Fresno CA	2,000	8,335	8,320	16	350	245	130
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Bch FL	10,250	13,310	45,560	31	625	490	730
Harrisburg PA	4,045	10,505	13,055	41	840	665	210
Hartford-Middletown CT	7,300	11,495	19,045	30	640	505	320
Honolulu HI	5,685	13,375	17,225	24	520	405	285
Houston TX	35,150	14,555	150,240	49	1,055	785	2,405
Indianapolis IN	10,800	12,345	25,160	25	505	400	400
Jacksonville FL	8,000	12,905	31,625	39	830	615	505
Kansas City MO-KS	16,930	10,105	39,175	29	610	470	630
Laredo TX	415	7,545	1,525	10	200	135	20
Las Vegas NV	5,570	15,260	26,385	25	510	390	420
Los Angeles CA	117,700	21,205	684,410	56	1,205	885	10,805
Louisville KY-IN	9,200	13,235	29,860	36	720	570	475
Memphis TN-AR-MS	5,725	14,315	23,380	24	505	380	365
Miami-Hialeah FL	11,500	16,665	92,585	45	905	710	1,460
Milwaukee WI	8,300	13,280	29,140	23	495	380	475
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN	22,900	14,495	62,720	28	575	455	1,020
Nashville TN	8,880	12,420	28,375	45	920	720	450
New Orleans LA	5,450	12,825	27,320	25	500	385	430
New York NY-Northeastern NJ	93,500	14,475	611,420	36	705	570	9,810
Norfolk VA	6,700	10,985	31,925	32	645	500	505
Oklahoma City OK	8,500	11,335	21,110	22	460	350	345
Omaha NE-IA	2,870	9,895	15,995	29	595	450	250
Orlando FL	7,640	10,685	33,730	32	660	505	535
Philadelphia PA-NJ	21,385	12,255	116,580	22	445	345	1,825
Phoenix AZ	13,200	15,085	67,640	29	590	455	1,070
Pittsburgh PA	10,310	8,700	48,440	25	485	390	755
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA	9,610	14,670	47,555	37	765	600	765
Providence-Pawtucket RI-MA	7,330	11,825	27,425	30	615	485	435
Rochester NY	5,300	10,930	11,590	19	405	305	190
Sacramento CA	10,750	13,030	42,150	34	730	545	670
Salem OR	1,025	10,790	3,090	17	395	305	55
Salt Lake City UT	6,950	12,635	16,830	19	430	300	270
San Antonio TX	13,275	12,705	34,470	28	605	450	550
San Bernardino-Riverside CA	16,280	16,530	61,950	46	1,030	735	990
San Diego CA	28,980	16,235	73,640	29	620	470	1,200
San Francisco-Oakland CA	43,300	17,390	202,985	52	1,055	835	3,250
San Jose CA	17,320	13,910	83,145	52	1,070	825	1,315
Seattle-Everett WA	22,100	16,870	110,090	56	1,155	915	1,780
Spokane WA	1,295	10,360	5,300	16	340	260	85
St. Louis MO-IL	23,700	13,165	81,245	40	825	635	1,280
Tacoma WA	4,805	16,015	14,670	25	535	405	240
Tampa FL	5,010	12,845	25,220	31	610	480	395
Tucson AZ	1,650	10,315	13,530	21	420	330	210
Washington DC-MD-VA	33,370	18,185	231,080	67	1,290	1,055	3,655

	1997						1997

	Freeway daily vehicle		Annual person hours		Annual congestion cost
	miles of travel		of delay

Uurbanized areas
		Per lane-				Per	Delay and
	Total miles	mile of	Total hours	Per 1,000	Per driver	capita	fuel cost
	(1,000)	freeway		persons	(dol.)	(dol.)	(mil. dol.)



Total, average: 1997	15,030	15,240	63,560	35	585	755	1,060

Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY	4,975	9,475	3,265	7	140	110	55
Albuquerque NM	3,730	14,920	17,020	30	650	505	285
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Atlanta GA	38,650	17,410	136,590	53	1,125	880	2,270
Austin TX	7,540	13,835	26,175	42	880	685	430

Bakersfield CA	1,630	10,190	2,205	6	155	105	40
Baltimore MD	20,775	14,425	79,250	37	780	620	1,330
Beaumont TX	1,600	12,800	1,350	10	225	180	25
Boston MA	21,800	16,640	159,030	53	1,095	875	2,635
Boulder CO	475	9,500	535	5	110	90	10

Brownsville TX	260	8,665	345	2	50	35	5
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY	5,790	9,265	5,640	5	115	90	95
Charlotte NC	6,200	13,780	18,010	31	680	520	300
Chicago IL-Northwestern IN	46,800	17,830	266,895	33	720	550	4,400
Cincinnati OH-KY	14,900	15,280	30,445	24	525	405	515

Cleveland OH	16,660	13,940	29,925	16	345	270	505
Colorado Springs CO	2,470	10,290	4,985	12	275	205	85
Columbus OH	11,515	14,130	23,780	23	515	400	405
Corpus Christi TX	2,740	9,785	1,775	6	110	80	25
Dallas TX	28,550	14,640	102,155	44	975	740	1,715

Denver CO	15,700	15,245	62,745	35	760	585	1,050
Detroit MI	29,355	16,400	191,910	48	1,010	785	3,145
El Paso TX-NM	3,460	12,355	5,390	9	205	150	90
Eugene-Springfield OR	1,185	10,775	1,315	6	120	95	20
Fort Worth TX	14,615	12,765	37,230	29	640	480	625

Fresno CA	1,905	11,205	7,270	13	315	220	120
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Bch FL	11,350	15,655	36,740	24	515	405	605
Harrisburg PA	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Hartford-Middletown CT	7,570	12,410	11,395	18	390	305	195
Honolulu HI	5,730	14,325	16,070	23	510	395	280

Houston TX	35,900	14,865	132,470	43	960	715	2,210
Indianapolis IN	10,640	14,185	40,025	40	865	660	665
Jacksonville FL	8,650	13,105	21,600	26	580	435	360
Kansas City MO-KS	17,310	10,275	28,815	21	475	360	485
Laredo TX	360	6,000	645	4	90	60	10

Las Vegas NV	5,400	14,400	29,830	26	575	440	505
Los Angeles CA	116,920	22,315	739,245	60	1,370	1,010	12,405
Louisville KY-IN	9,475	14,250	27,040	32	680	540	455
Memphis TN-AR-MS	5,920	12,870	21,465	22	480	360	350
Miami-Hialeah FL	12,250	17,255	93,270	45	930	730	1,515

Milwaukee WI	8,750	14,345	24,595	20	425	325	410
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN	24,485	16,005	60,420	26	570	450	1,030
Nashville TN	9,450	13,035	22,350	35	765	595	375
New Orleans LA	5,470	13,340	21,700	19	400	315	350
New York NY-Northeastern NJ	94,755	14,465	532,190	31	640	520	8,885

Norfolk VA	6,850	11,050	27,150	27	570	440	450
Oklahoma City OK	8,665	11,870	13,705	14	305	235	235
Omaha NE-IA	2,955	10,190	13,080	23	510	385	215
Orlando FL	8,305	12,215	33,640	31	670	520	555
Philadelphia PA-NJ	23,540	13,605	111,175	21	445	345	1,825

Phoenix AZ	13,925	16,005	63,185	26	580	440	1,050
Pittsburgh PA	10,540	8,855	22,695	12	245	195	370
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA	11,900	17,245	54,275	41	885	695	930
Providence-Pawtucket RI-MA	7,300	11,585	15,255	17	360	285	255
Rochester NY	5,235	10,470	5,325	9	200	155	95

Sacramento CA	10,470	15,395	34,955	28	645	480	595
Salem OR	1,060	11,160	2,030	11	215	160	30
Salt Lake City UT	6,650	14,000	14,875	17	400	285	255
San Antonio TX	13,730	12,890	23,765	19	435	320	395
San Bernardino-Riverside CA	14,940	16,880	45,885	34	815	580	790

San Diego CA	28,515	15,930	72,535	28	635	485	1,265
San Francisco-Oakland CA	42,565	18,670	177,890	46	995	785	3,065
San Jose CA	17,170	14,800	55,820	34	765	590	955
Seattle-Everett WA	22,795	18,020	106,560	54	1,165	920	1,805
Spokane WA	1,335	10,680	2,770	8	200	150	50

St. Louis MO-IL	24,195	14,445	80,255	40	845	645	1,310
Tacoma WA	5,100	17,000	13,065	22	500	380	225
Tampa FL	5,675	13,045	26,750	32	650	520	430
Tucson AZ	1,775	10,145	13,935	21	450	345	225
Washington DC-MD-VA	33,340	18,170	216,110	62	1,260	1,025	3,560

Source: Texas Transportaton Institute, College Station, Texas; Roadway Congestion in Major Urban Areas, annual (Copyright).

http://mobility.tamu.edu/ URBANIZED AREA (UA)

The Census Bureau delineates urbanized areas (UA's) to provide a better separation of urban and rural territory, population, and housing in the vicinity of large places. A UA comprises one or more places ("central place") and the adjacent densely settled surrounding territory ("urban fringe") that together have a minimum of 50,000 persons. The urban fringe generally consists of contiguous territory having a density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile. The urban fringe also includes outlying territory of such density if it was connected to the core of the contiguous area by road and is within 1 1/2 road miles of that core, or within 5 road miles of the core but separated by water or other undevelopable territory. Other territory with a population density of fewer than 1,000 people per square mile is included in the urban fringe if it eliminates an enclave or closes an indentation in the boundary of the urbanized area. The population density is determined by (1) outside of a place, one or more contiguous census blocks with a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile or (2) inclusion of a place containing census blocks that have at least 50 percent of the population of the place and a density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile.

http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/1034_roadway_congestion_by_urbanized_area.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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