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Table 1-62: Annual Highway Congestion Cost

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Population group	Urban area	Annual congestion cost per capita ($)						Annual congestion cost ($ millions)
Population group	Urban area	^R1997 Value	1998 Value	1999 Value	^R1997 Rank	1998 Rank	1999 Rank	1997 Value	1998 Value	1999 Value	1997 Rank	1998 Rank	1999 Rank
Med	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	110	140	180	60	59	58	55	70	90	59	59	58
Med	Albuquerque, NM	535	530	575	26	28	26	^R300	300	325	^R46	46	46
Lrg	Atlanta, GA	910	885	915	2	3	3	^R2,345	2,475	2,620	^R7	8	8
Med	Austin, TX	745	740	785	5	6	5	^R470	475	510	^R30	32	34
Sml	Bakersfield, CA	105	105	105	62	62	65	40	40	40	61	62	62
Lrg	Baltimore, MD	510	505	530	28	30	32	^R1,095	1,085	1,150	^R19	20	20
Sml	Beaumont, TX	110	105	170	60	62	61	^R15	15	25	^R65	65	65
Vlg	Boston, MA	645	680	715	13	11	12	^R1,950	2,045	2,155	^R9	9	9
Sml	Boulder, CO	90	90	85	64	66	66	10	10	10	66	66	67
Sml	Brownsville, TX	U	35	65	68	68	68	U	5	10	68	68	67
Lrg	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	80	100	135	65	64	62	^R85	105	145	^R58	57	56
Med	Charlotte, NC	540	545	550	24	27	30	^R320	335	345	^R43	44	44
Vlg	Chicago, IL-Northwestern, IN	510	560	570	28	22	28	^R4,055	4,505	4,605	3	3	3
Lrg	Cincinnati, OH-KY	490	525	575	30	29	26	^R625	670	735	^R26	25	26
Lrg	Cleveland, OH	310	305	350	47	47	46	^R580	575	655	^R28	29	28
Sml	Colorado Springs, CO	240	270	330	52	52	49	^R100	115	145	^R55	56	56
Lrg	Columbus, OH	465	480	500	33	32	34	^R470	490	515	^R30	30	33
Sml	Corpus Christi, TX	80	95	110	65	65	64	25	30	35	63	63	64
Lrg	Dallas, TX	630	675	780	15	13	6	^R1,465	1,600	1,865	12	12	11
Lrg	Denver, CO	640	695	760	14	9	8	^R1,150	1,270	1,415	^R18	17	17
Vlg	Detroit, MI	665	665	700	9	15	16	^R2,675	2,665	2,810	^R4	5	5
Med	El Paso, TX-NM	150	190	245	58	57	55	90	120	160	^R56	55	55
Sml	Eugene-Springfield, OR	95	115	180	63	61	58	20	25	40	^R64	64	62
Lrg	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL	410	420	500	35	38	34	^R595	610	735	^R27	27	26
Lrg	Fort Worth, TX	385	450	570	39	34	28	^R500	610	780	^R29	27	25
Med	Fresno, CA	220	255	310	54	53	52	120	140	170	54	54	54
Med	Hartford-Middletown, CT	285	305	335	48	47	48	^R180	195	215	^R52	52	52
Med	Honolulu, HI	325	330	345	43	43	47	^R230	230	240	^R50	51	51
Vlg	Houston, TX	700	825	850	7	4	4	^R2,175	2,575	2,665	^R8	7	7
Lrg	Indianapolis, IN	750	630	635	4	17	20	^R760	635	645	23	26	29
Med	Jacksonville, FL	490	475	520	30	33	33	^R405	400	440	^R37	38	40
Lrg	Kansas City, MO-KS	320	325	410	46	45	40	^R435	445	570	^R34	34	30
Sml	Laredo, TX	60	55	85	67	67	66	10	10	15	66	66	66
Lrg	Las Vegas, NV	325	330	370	43	43	45	^R375	410	465	^R39	37	37
Vlg	Los Angeles, CA	920	935	1,000	1	1	1	^R11,290	11,670	12,570	1	1	1
Med	Louisville, KY-IN	530	585	635	27	19	20	^R440	485	530	^R33	31	31
Med	Memphis, TN-AR-MS	405	385	375	37	41	44	^R390	375	365	^R38	41	43
Lrg	Miami-Hialeah, FL	660	680	705	10	11	14	^R1,370	1,410	1,485	^R15	15	16
Lrg	Milwaukee, WI	325	340	380	43	42	43	410	425	480	36	35	36
Lrg	Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN	565	605	670	19	18	19	^R1,290	1,400	1,565	^R16	16	14
Med	Nashville, TN	570	575	710	18	21	13	^R360	365	455	^R40	43	38
Lrg	New Orleans, LA	275	285	305	49	51	53	^R305	315	335	^R45	45	45
Vlg	New York, NY-Northeastern, NJ	545	555	595	23	24	24	^R8,890	9,095	9,745	2	2	2
Lrg	Norfolk, VA	410	405	415	35	40	39	^R420	415	430	^R35	36	41
Lrg	Oklahoma City, OK	235	250	295	53	54	54	235	255	305	49	50	47
Med	Omaha, NE-IA	270	295	330	50	50	49	^R155	170	195	^R53	53	53
Lrg	Orlando, FL	650	685	705	12	10	14	^R695	745	790	^R25	23	24
Vlg	Philadelphia, PA-NJ	390	425	435	38	37	38	^R1,775	1,940	1,990	10	10	10
Lrg	Phoenix, AZ	485	495	540	32	31	31	^R1,160	1,230	1,385	17	18	18
Lrg	Pittsburgh, PA	195	220	235	56	56	56	^R350	395	420	^R41	39	42
Lrg	Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA	555	550	610	22	25	22	^R800	810	910	^R22	22	22
Med	Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA	355	435	490	40	36	36	^R320	395	445	^R43	39	39
Med	Rochester, NY	145	120	135	59	60	62	^R90	75	85	^R56	58	59
Lrg	Sacramento, CA	560	550	605	20	25	23	^R725	740	830	^R24	24	23
Sml	Salem, OR	215	235	235	55	55	56	^R40	45	45	^R61	61	61
Med	Salt Lake City, UT	335	315	320	42	46	51	^R295	280	285	47	47	49
Lrg	San Antonio, TX	270	305	410	50	47	40	^R335	375	510	^R42	41	34
Lrg	San Bernardino-Riverside, CA	605	645	685	17	16	17	^R825	905	965	^R21	21	21
Lrg	San Diego, CA	540	580	675	24	20	18	^R1,420	1,560	1,820	^R13	13	13
Vlg	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	660	700	760	10	8	8	^R2,625	2,805	3,055	^R5	4	4
Lrg	San Jose, CA	620	670	750	16	14	10	^R1,005	1,105	1,250	20	19	19
Lrg	Seattle-Everett, WA	855	890	930	3	2	2	^R1,680	1,760	1,860	11	11	12
Sml	Spokane, WA	170	155	180	57	58	58	^R55	50	60	^R59	60	60
Lrg	St. Louis, MO-IL	695	720	745	8	7	11	^R1,385	1,435	1,495	^R14	14	15
Med	Tacoma, WA	430	445	490	34	35	36	^R255	265	295	^R48	49	48
Med	Tampa, FL	560	560	590	20	22	25	^R465	475	520	^R32	32	32
Med	Tucson, AZ	355	410	395	40	39	42	^R230	270	265	50	48	50
Vlg	Washington, DC-MD-VA	725	755	780	6	5	6	^R2,495	2,610	2,730	^R6	6	6
	68-Area Average^a	560	582	625				1,004	1,058	1,145
	Very Large Area Average^a	646	675	710				4,214	4,434	4,700
	Large Area Average^a	520	538	590				830	875	970
	Medium Area Average^a	396	410	445				272	285	315
	Small Area Average^a	132	142	170				32	35	43

KEY: R = revised; U = unavailable.

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 For the year 1999, data was obtained from table A-9 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 cost of congestion is estimated with a value for each hour of travel time and each gallon of fuel. For a more detailed explanation of the formulas used, see the source document.

The source, for the year 2001, decided to only publish congestion cost 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 congestion cost per capita.

SOURCE: 1997-99: Texas Transportation Institute, The 2001 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2001) obtained from Internet site http://mobility.tamu.edu accessed on Sept. 14, 2001.