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Table 1-60: Annual Person-Hours of Highway Traffic Delay Per Capita^R

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Population group	Urban area	^R1982	1985	^R1990	1991	^R1992	1993	1994	^R1995	^R1996	^R1997	1998	1999	Percent change: Short-term1995-1999^R		Percent change: Long-term 1982-1999^R
Population group	Urban area	^R1982	1985	^R1990	1991	^R1992	1993	1994	^R1995	^R1996	^R1997	1998	1999	Percent^a	Rank^a	Percent^a	Rank^a
Med	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1	2	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	10	67	9	900	8
Med	Albuquerque, NM	4	7	12	12	14	17	23	25	28	32	32	33	32	31	725	13
Lrg	Atlanta, GA	11	20	25	22	25	32	43	43	49	55	53	53	23	40	382	31
Med	Austin, TX	9	16	20	21	22	26	28	33	35	45	44	45	36	27	400	27
Sml	Bakersfield, CA	1	1	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	20	43	500	20
Lrg	Baltimore, MD	8	13	27	26	25	25	27	30	29	30	30	31	3	60	288	44
Sml	Beaumont, TX	4	6	5	6	7	6	6	7	7	9	7	9	29	34	125	63
Vlg	Boston, MA	12	20	28	28	30	33	34	37	38	39	41	42	14	49	250	46
Sml	Boulder, CO	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	25	39	400	27
Sml	Brownsville, TX	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	50	18	200	53
Lrg	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	8	100	2	300	43
Med	Charlotte, NC	6	14	22	26	23	21	20	22	27	33	32	32	45	21	433	26
Vlg	Chicago, IL-Northwestern, IN	11	17	23	25	25	27	26	28	30	31	34	34	21	42	209	52
Lrg	Cincinnati, OH-KY	4	7	15	15	18	20	23	24	26	29	30	32	33	28	700	14
Lrg	Cleveland, OH	1	2	6	7	8	10	12	15	17	18	18	20	33	28	1,900	1
Sml	Colorado Springs, CO	1	3	3	4	6	7	9	11	12	14	17	20	82	4	1,900	1
Lrg	Columbus, OH	3	4	15	15	17	17	20	21	24	28	28	29	38	26	867	10
Sml	Corpus Christi, TX	3	3	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	40	25	133	61
Lrg	Dallas, TX	8	17	23	25	26	29	30	32	32	38	40	46	44	23	475	23
Lrg	Denver, CO	13	16	20	21	25	29	29	34	36	38	42	45	32	30	246	47
Vlg	Detroit, MI	12	14	32	33	37	39	37	37	40	41	40	41	11	53	242	48
Med	El Paso, TX-NM	2	3	5	7	9	10	11	9	8	9	11	14	56	14	600	16
Sml	Eugene-Springfield, OR	1	2	2	2	3	5	3	4	5	6	7	10	150	1	900	8
Lrg	Fort Worth, TX	5	10	14	13	14	16	18	19	20	23	27	33	74	6	560	17
Med	Fresno, CA	4	5	15	13	12	9	8	10	12	14	15	18	80	5	350	36
Lrg	Fort Lauderdale
	-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, Fl	7	7	12	15	20	22	20	20	22	25	25	29	45	22	314	42
Med	Hartford-Middletown, CT	6	13	17	16	17	12	12	13	14	16	17	19	46	20	217	51
Med	Honolulu, HI	8	9	17	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	0	62	138	60
Vlg	Houston, TX	27	38	32	28	27	32	32	31	36	42	49	50	61	13	85	66
Lrg	Indianapolis, IN	3	4	9	11	15	25	33	44	44	46	38	37	-16	68	1,133	5
Med	Jacksonville, FL	5	7	20	21	25	26	27	33	30	29	28	30	-9	66	500	20
Lrg	Kansas City, MO-KS	2	3	7	6	8	12	13	14	16	19	19	24	71	7	1,100	6
Sml	Laredo, TX	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	67	9	400	27
Lrg	Las Vegas, NV	5	9	22	22	17	17	19	20	21	20	20	21	5	59	320	40
Vlg	Los Angeles, CA	31	36	59	57	57	54	52	55	56	55	55	56	2	61	81	67
Med	Louisville, KY-IN	8	8	9	12	17	23	27	25	28	32	35	37	48	19	363	33
Med	Memphis, TN-AR-MS	2	3	10	11	13	14	18	22	23	25	24	22	0	62	1,000	7
Lrg	Miami-Hialeah, FL	17	20	38	37	40	41	42	39	38	41	42	42	8	56	147	59
Lrg	Milwaukee, WI	4	7	11	12	14	17	17	18	19	20	20	22	22	41	450	24
Lrg	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	3	7	15	15	18	21	25	27	27	33	35	38	41	24	1,167	4
Med	Nashville, TN	13	13	18	16	15	18	24	27	28	34	34	42	56	14	223	50
Lrg	New Orleans, LA	10	15	15	17	16	15	17	18	17	17	18	18	0	62	80	68
Vlg	New York, NY-Northeastern, NJ	8	10	22	21	21	22	25	27	30	33	33	34	26	38	325	38
Lrg	Norfolk, VA	9	17	20	17	15	15	17	19	23	25	24	24	26	37	167	56
Lrg	Oklahoma City, OK	4	4	6	7	8	8	7	10	12	14	14	17	70	8	325	38
Med	Omaha, NE-IA	3	5	10	11	12	12	15	16	18	17	18	19	19	45	533	18
Lrg	Orlando, FL	10	18	24	29	33	35	33	33	37	40	42	42	27	36	320	40
Vlg	Philadelphia, PA-NJ	8	11	16	18	18	18	20	20	22	24	26	26	30	32	225	49
Lrg	Phoenix, AZ	12	13	23	24	24	25	25	24	29	29	30	31	29	33	158	57
Lrg	Pittsburgh, PA	6	7	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	14	14	17	46	133	61
Lrg	Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA	4	7	17	18	22	29	28	30	34	32	32	34	13	50	750	12
Med	Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA	3	7	17	15	14	16	17	18	21	21	26	28	56	14	833	11
Med	Rochester, NY	1	2	4	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	7	8	14	48	700	14
Lrg	Sacramento, CA	9	13	31	31	27	29	31	30	36	33	32	34	13	50	278	45
Sml	Salem, OR	1	1	6	6	7	9	9	9	11	13	14	14	56	14	1,300	3
Med	Salt Lake City, UT	3	4	8	11	13	15	18	20	21	20	18	18	-10	67	500	20
Lrg	San Antonio, TX	5	9	8	8	10	8	9	13	15	16	18	24	85	3	380	32
Lrg	San Bernardino-Riverside, CA	6	14	31	32	32	34	34	35	37	35	38	38	9	55	533	18
Lrg	San Diego, CA	8	14	33	30	32	31	30	31	31	31	34	37	19	44	363	33
Vlg	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	20	29	42	39	39	39	37	39	40	38	41	42	8	56	110	65
Lrg	San Jose, CA	19	28	41	41	39	37	37	39	39	37	39	42	8	56	121	64
Lrg	Seattle-Everett, WA	19	29	48	50	55	49	48	46	47	51	53	53	15	47	179	54
Sml	Spokane, WA	2	3	4	6	5	8	9	6	7	9	9	10	67	9	400	27
Lrg	St. Louis, MO-IL	10	16	18	17	20	35	38	39	40	42	43	44	13	52	340	37
Med	Tacoma, WA	5	8	17	19	19	20	21	21	22	25	26	27	29	34	440	25
Med	Tampa, FL	13	15	26	31	33	33	38	38	36	35	35	35	-8	65	169	55
Med	Tucson, AZ	5	5	11	10	11	14	14	14	16	22	25	23	64	12	360	35
Vlg	Washington, DC-MD-VA	18	27	40	39	41	40	41	42	45	44	45	46	10	54	156	58

	68 Area Average^b	11	16	26	26	27	28	29	30	32	34	35	36	20		227
	Very Large Area Average^b	15	21	33	33	33	33	34	35	38	39	40	41	17		173
	Large Area Average^b	8	12	21	21	23	25	26	28	29	31	32	34	21		325
	Medium Area Average^b	5	8	14	15	16	17	19	21	22	24	24	26	24		420
	Small Area Average^b	2	2	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	8	9	10	67		400

KEY: R = revised.

Vlg = very large urban areas – over 3 million population.

Lrg = large urban areas – over 1 million and less than 3 million population.

Med = medium urban areas – over 500,000 and less than 1 million population.

Sml = small urban areas – less than 500,000 population.

^a Percent change was calculated using the numbers in this table and were not obtained from the source mentioned below. Rank is based on the calculated percent change with the highest number corresponding to a rank of 1.

^b For the years 1982, 1992, and 1999, the averages were obtained from table A-5 from the Texas Transportation Instutute's The 2001 Annual Urban Mobility Report referenced below. For other years, the averages were calculated using data obtained from the web site.

NOTES: The cities shown represent the 50 largest metropolitan areas, as well as others chosen by the states sponsoring the Texas Transportation Institute study on mobility.

The source, for the year 2001, decided to only publish hours of delay per capita, contrary to previous years when the source would publish data for eligible drivers, as well as per capita. To account for this change, the entire table has been updated to reflect the data based on hours of delay per capita.

SOURCE: 1982 - 99: Texas Transportation Institute, The 2001 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2001) from Internet site http://mobility.tamu.edu accessed on Sept. 14, 2001.

Table 1-60: Annual Person-Hours of Highway Traffic Delay Per CapitaR

Table 1-60: Annual Person-Hours of Highway Traffic Delay Per Capita^R