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Table 1-66: Annual Highway Congestion Cost

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Population group	Urban area	Annual congestion cost per peak traveler (2005 dollars)																Annual congestion cost (2005 Dollars millions)
Population group	Urban area	1998 Value	1999 Value	2000 Value	2001 Value	2002 Value	2003 Value	2004 Value	2005 Value	1998 Rank	1999 Rank	2000 Rank	2001 Rank	2002 Rank	2003 Rank	2004 Rank	2005 Rank	1998 Value	1999 Value	2000 Value	2001 Value	2002 Value	2003 Value	2004 Value	2005 Value	1998 Rank	1999 Rank	2000 Rank	2001 Rank	2002 Rank	2003 Rank	2004 Rank	2005 Rank
Medium	Akron, OH	208	209	206	197	186	176	192	185	69	71	74	73	75	78	78	80	57	59	60	59	57	56	64	62	66	68	68	69	73	73	72	75
Medium	Albany-Schenectady, NY	152	161	183	197	210	241	290	300	76	77	75	73	71	71	68	68	39	42	49	53	58	67	83	86	72	73	72	72	71	70	69	68
Medium	Albuquerque, NM	536	567	495	484	446	476	551	640	26	27	35	41	44	44	40	36	153	164	144	144	134	147	171	200	47	48	49	51	53	53	51	50
Medium	Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ	387	347	367	369	364	355	386	408	43	52	50	53	52	54	53	55	113	105	114	117	118	117	129	137	53	58	56	56	57	59	62	61
Small	Anchorage, AK	152	152	153	174	179	171	176	176	76	78	79	76	76	79	80	82	19	20	20	24	25	25	27	27	78	79	80	80	79	81	80	81
Very large	Atlanta, GA	1196	1175	1217	1215	1197	1138	1166	1177	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1609	1682	1860	1978	2102	2181	2373	2581	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6
Medium	Austin, TX	546	618	662	735	709	739	785	909	22	18	18	14	17	19	22	13	200	235	263	309	311	334	360	422	38	36	33	31	33	35	36	31
Small	Bakersfield, CA	131	134	130	136	165	181	226	259	79	81	82	83	80	77	74	72	25	27	27	29	37	43	56	66	77	77	77	77	75	75	76	73
Large	Baltimore, MD	506	521	562	622	733	780	821	881	30	31	28	21	14	12	16	19	549	576	637	727	905	983	1043	1126	20	20	20	19	16	16	16	17
Small	Beaumont, TX	107	126	135	147	177	168	188	202	82	82	81	82	77	80	79	78	12	14	15	17	21	21	23	25	83	82	82	82	82	83	82	82
Medium	Birmingham, AL	446	461	476	499	518	552	597	625	37	40	38	39	39	36	37	37	148	157	165	175	186	202	220	234	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	47
Very large	Boston, MA-NH-RI	544	563	601	638	698	729	836	895	23	28	21	20	21	20	15	17	1033	1071	1153	1242	1372	1443	1667	1820	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	12
Small	Boulder, CO	235	247	255	267	253	248	266	277	67	68	66	68	70	69	71	70	13	14	14	15	14	15	16	17	82	82	84	84	84	84	84	84
Medium	Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY	415	463	492	517	543	537	522	592	41	39	36	35	36	39	41	40	163	186	204	222	245	248	243	280	44	44	43	42	42	45	44	43
Small	Brownsville, TX	75	86	101	115	118	127	134	138	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	5	7	8	10	10	11	12	13	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85
Large	Buffalo, NY	125	144	166	171	176	209	201	208	81	79	78	77	78	73	76	77	59	70	83	87	90	111	108	112	64	66	66	66	66	63	64	65
Small	Cape Coral, FL	359	361	335	375	383	403	417	438	46	47	55	52	51	49	49	51	51	54	53	64	70	80	88	98	69	69	70	68	67	67	67	67
Small	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	433	455	469	469	490	533	571	572	39	41	39	43	41	40	38	41	94	101	109	113	120	135	147	147	58	60	59	59	56	56	55	59
Medium	Charlotte, NC-SC	507	568	670	704	767	780	859	875	29	25	16	17	12	12	12	20	161	189	239	266	316	335	389	409	45	41	35	34	31	34	32	32
Very large	Chicago, IL-IN	581	585	584	602	704	745	818	906	17	22	24	23	18	18	18	15	2275	2341	2391	2522	3019	3221	3562	3968	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Large	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	443	430	463	444	458	481	482	502	38	42	40	44	43	43	46	45	324	331	370	371	395	433	436	459	28	29	28	30	29	28	30	30
Large	Cleveland, OH	242	259	252	222	210	208	247	240	65	66	68	72	71	74	72	75	217	237	234	210	202	203	243	236	34	35	36	46	46	46	44	46
Small	Colorado Springs, CO	272	329	384	408	402	393	372	492	60	57	47	46	47	50	56	46	58	73	92	100	102	101	97	132	65	64	63	64	64	65	65	62
Small	Columbia, SC	182	209	239	251	260	280	294	304	71	71	70	70	69	65	67	67	37	43	51	55	59	65	69	73	73	72	71	70	69	71	71	71
Large	Columbus, OH	469	469	461	481	488	518	599	620	36	37	42	42	42	41	36	38	252	262	266	290	306	337	393	408	31	32	32	32	34	33	31	33
Small	Corpus Christi, TX	105	125	125	149	142	154	167	183	83	83	84	81	83	82	83	81	17	20	20	25	24	27	30	33	79	79	80	79	80	79	77	77
Very Large	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	548	632	668	678	701	754	874	1046	21	16	17	18	20	16	11	6	1149	1386	1500	1582	1711	1897	2281	2747	9	9	9	10	10	9	6	4
Medium	Dayton, OH	327	357	345	303	287	275	332	313	51	48	52	62	64	66	60	64	115	130	128	116	112	109	133	127	52	51	52	58	60	64	60	63
Large	Denver-Aurora, CO	647	702	747	750	711	728	791	909	10	11	10	12	16	21	20	13	643	726	812	886	863	915	1006	1176	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	16
Very large	Detroit, MI	790	821	832	891	936	976	995	1010	6	6	6	6	4	4	5	8	1512	1600	1654	1807	1933	2058	2121	2174	6	6	7	6	6	7	9	10
Medium	El Paso, TX-NM	168	216	263	301	306	317	387	433	73	70	65	63	61	61	52	53	54	72	89	103	108	114	141	159	68	65	64	63	63	61	58	55
Small	Eugene, OR	141	187	227	184	191	208	207	246	78	74	71	75	74	74	75	74	16	21	25	22	24	27	27	33	81	78	78	81	80	79	80	77
Medium	Fresno, CA	354	392	404	364	360	352	355	381	48	44	45	54	54	56	57	56	97	110	116	106	112	113	116	127	57	55	55	62	60	62	63	63
Medium	Grand Rapids, MI	360	374	373	376	364	375	414	427	45	46	48	51	52	52	50	54	93	100	104	110	111	117	132	138	59	62	60	60	62	59	61	60
Medium	Hartford, CT	252	277	296	286	290	290	327	344	64	63	62	64	63	64	61	61	108	122	132	131	134	136	155	166	54	52	51	53	53	55	53	53
Medium	Honolulu, HI	335	328	316	330	313	355	383	434	50	58	57	56	59	54	54	52	118	116	114	121	117	133	144	166	51	54	56	55	59	57	57	53
Very large	Houston, TX	607	675	685	782	830	841	890	1012	14	13	14	11	9	9	8	7	1122	1288	1351	1610	1759	1809	1935	2225	11	10	10	9	9	10	10	9
Large	Indianapolis, IN	778	756	781	793	818	830	857	836	7	9	8	9	10	10	13	22	398	395	415	431	455	469	487	478	23	25	25	26	26	26	28	28
Medium	Jacksonville, FL	527	522	519	513	588	646	714	699	28	30	33	36	29	28	27	34	224	227	232	239	282	320	373	376	33	38	39	39	36	36	35	36
Large	Kansas City, MO-KS	295	345	316	315	300	313	281	309	57	53	57	60	62	62	70	65	205	246	234	238	238	256	231	256	37	33	36	40	43	42	46	44
Small	Laredo, TX	128	141	151	169	159	199	195	213	80	80	80	78	81	76	77	76	11	13	15	17	16	22	22	24	84	84	82	82	83	82	83	83
Large	Las Vegas, NV	534	568	556	559	589	624	681	720	27	25	29	32	27	29	30	30	304	344	365	385	422	463	510	543	29	28	29	28	28	27	26	26
Small	Little Rock, AR	192	221	207	242	193	229	301	305	70	69	73	71	73	72	65	66	31	36	36	42	35	42	60	62	75	75	75	75	76	76	75	75
Very large	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	1053	1122	1101	1176	1181	1171	1270	1374	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	6388	6928	6935	7521	7717	7831	8564	9324	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Medium	Louisville, KY-IN	634	671	678	612	675	711	799	804	12	15	15	22	22	23	19	25	266	288	297	276	313	340	388	395	30	31	31	33	32	32	33	35
Medium	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	356	357	392	417	422	468	508	564	47	48	46	45	45	45	43	42	174	178	199	217	225	255	282	317	41	45	44	44	45	44	41	40
Very Large	Miami, FL	552	632	688	735	768	806	847	903	19	16	13	14	11	11	14	16	1283	1527	1785	1979	2121	2305	2517	2730	8	8	5	4	4	4	4	5
Large	Milwaukee, WI	307	334	340	324	319	327	344	354	55	55	53	57	58	59	59	59	207	232	244	241	246	256	271	282	36	37	34	38	41	42	42	42
Large	Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN	636	674	654	723	661	671	706	790	11	14	19	16	23	26	28	26	744	818	814	929	868	906	965	1100	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	18
Medium	Nashville-Davidson, TN	480	518	556	579	633	686	719	751	34	33	29	27	24	25	26	28	179	206	234	258	302	346	375	404	39	39	36	35	35	31	34	34
Medium	New Haven, CT	258	298	310	338	339	337	308	343	63	61	61	55	56	58	64	62	67	79	84	96	98	99	93	104	63	63	65	65	65	66	66	66
Large	New Orleans, LA	319	335	316	309	309	319	322	345	53	54	57	61	60	60	63	60	175	187	180	179	181	189	192	208	40	43	47	47	48	48	49	49
Very large	New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT	541	607	563	567	589	660	784	888	24	20	27	30	27	27	23	18	3847	4424	4269	4399	4691	5397	6470	7383	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Large	Oklahoma City, OK	306	356	329	384	402	370	380	371	56	50	56	47	47	53	55	57	120	144	136	163	175	165	171	171	50	50	50	49	49	50	51	52
Medium	Omaha, NE-IA	312	331	351	379	402	412	428	442	54	56	51	50	47	47	48	50	93	102	113	125	135	141	148	153	59	59	58	54	52	54	54	57
Large	Orlando, FL	917	940	976	1038	981	961	970	983	3	3	3	3	3	5	7	9	518	549	603	675	665	677	703	738	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22
Medium	Oxnard-Ventura, CA	338	356	432	509	540	553	629	727	49	50	44	38	37	35	34	29	92	117	123	148	161	170	197	229	61	53	53	50	50	49	48	48
Small	Pensacola, FL-AL	286	302	315	316	344	382	409	445	58	60	60	58	55	51	51	49	42	46	49	52	59	68	76	83	71	71	72	73	69	69	70	69
Very large	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	474	492	482	547	582	616	653	711	35	36	37	33	31	30	32	31	1142	1230	1258	1485	1643	1776	1901	2077	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Very large	Phoenix, AZ	633	700	706	787	743	774	821	981	13	12	12	10	13	14	16	10	770	917	983	1143	1116	1204	1342	1687	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Large	Pittsburgh, PA	241	269	251	267	269	267	284	285	66	64	69	68	67	67	69	69	213	242	232	252	259	265	284	285	35	34	39	36	38	41	40	41
Large	Portland, OR-WA	551	594	597	602	576	605	647	704	20	21	22	23	32	32	33	33	381	428	447	472	466	514	562	625	24	23	23	24	25	25	25	25
Large	Providence, RI-MA	262	309	336	380	414	455	486	507	62	59	54	48	46	46	45	44	158	191	211	242	270	303	328	344	46	40	42	37	37	37	37	38
Medium	Raleigh-Durham, NC	431	465	510	534	585	578	628	671	40	38	34	34	30	33	35	35	150	169	197	222	254	270	308	347	48	47	45	42	40	40	38	37
Medium	Richmond, VA	279	282	255	269	279	305	346	362	59	62	66	67	66	63	58	58	104	109	104	117	129	150	172	181	55	56	60	56	55	51	50	51
Large	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	537	580	566	583	622	694	886	961	25	24	26	26	25	24	9	12	379	428	438	475	542	636	837	955	25	23	24	23	23	22	20	20
Medium	Rochester, NY	104	123	127	126	125	146	170	176	84	84	83	84	84	84	82	82	33	40	43	44	44	52	61	64	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74
Large	Sacramento, CA	505	532	548	584	576	616	704	755	31	29	31	25	32	30	29	27	346	379	407	454	483	557	653	729	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	23
Small	Salem, OR	180	203	221	273	285	246	244	257	72	73	72	66	65	70	73	73	17	20	23	30	33	29	30	31	79	79	79	76	77	77	77	79
Medium	Salt Lake City, UT	376	413	462	492	521	548	497	475	44	43	41	40	38	37	44	47	169	189	215	237	256	273	254	250	42	41	41	41	39	39	43	45
Large	San Antonio, TX	400	493	594	563	561	564	661	706	42	35	23	31	35	34	31	32	249	313	388	375	387	410	493	530	32	30	27	29	30	30	27	27
Large	San Diego, CA	599	707	727	825	899	864	1057	1065	15	10	11	8	6	8	3	5	803	978	1038	1213	1366	1354	1669	1708	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13
Very large	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	792	829	849	847	876	915	994	1121	5	5	5	7	8	6	6	3	1523	1622	1688	1716	1838	1947	2126	2414	5	5	6	8	8	8	8	7
Large	San Jose, CA	718	836	856	910	884	912	883	973	9	4	4	4	7	7	10	11	597	715	747	806	796	834	812	899	18	18	18	18	19	20	21	21
Medium	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	327	377	368	380	391	405	434	450	51	45	49	48	50	48	47	48	85	101	102	110	118	128	145	156	62	60	62	60	57	58	56	56
Large	Seattle, WA	807	812	766	738	724	755	776	866	4	8	9	13	15	15	24	21	1053	1089	1056	1055	1080	1181	1244	1413	12	12	13	15	15	15	15	15
Small	Spokane, WA	161	173	171	157	157	147	145	143	74	75	77	80	82	83	84	84	26	29	29	27	28	28	28	28	76	76	76	78	78	78	79	80
Medium	Springfield, MA-CT	157	168	174	163	169	165	174	198	75	76	76	79	79	81	81	79	48	52	55	54	58	58	62	71	70	70	69	71	71	72	73	72
Large	St. Louis, MO-IL	582	618	628	574	574	543	564	612	16	18	20	29	34	38	39	39	587	634	667	624	638	615	647	711	19	19	19	22	22	23	24	24
Large	Tampa-St Petersburg, FL	557	585	584	654	702	749	789	809	18	22	24	19	19	17	21	24	524	567	592	692	766	839	959	1004	21	21	22	20	20	19	19	19
Medium	Toledo, OH-MI	230	255	277	275	262	253	301	277	68	67	64	65	68	68	65	70	57	64	71	72	70	71	85	79	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	70
Medium	Tucson, AZ	497	508	537	579	613	722	742	830	32	34	32	27	26	22	25	23	166	174	189	213	231	280	292	338	43	46	46	45	44	38	39	39
Medium	Tulsa, OK	266	269	295	316	329	346	323	338	61	64	63	58	57	57	62	63	102	107	123	133	141	150	141	149	56	57	53	52	51	51	58	58
Large	Virginia Beach, VA	494	521	452	512	516	508	518	550	33	31	43	37	40	42	42	43	361	393	352	412	426	425	438	468	26	26	30	27	27	29	29	29
Very large	Washington, DC-VA-MD	761	819	823	892	930	1000	1042	1094	8	7	7	5	5	3	4	4	1440	1585	1596	1783	1927	2100	2210	2331	7	7	8	7	7	6	7	8
NA	437-Area Average	505	541	539	571	592	607	657	707	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	119	129	134	145	157	155	167	179	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NA	85-Area Average	578	618	622	652	673	698	759	824	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	465	513	533	575	612	653	723	796	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NA	Very Large Area Average	702	749	746	783	812	846	923	1014	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	1868	2049	2106	2273	2431	2596	2880	3205	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NA	Large Area Average	493	532	542	568	576	592	642	683	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	375	417	439	475	498	528	582	628	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NA	Medium Area Average	359	384	401	415	432	451	484	512	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	119	132	141	151	163	175	192	206	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NA	Small Area Average	211	232	244	258	263	276	293	318	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	30	34	37	40	42	46	50	56	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

KEY: NA = not applicable; R = revised.

Very large urban areas - over 3 million population.

Large urban areas - over 1 million and less than 3 million population.

Medium urban areas - over 500,000 and less than 1 million population.

Small urban areas - less than 500,000 population.

NOTES

The urban areas included are those containing over 500,000 people and several smaller places mostly chosen by previous sponsors of 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.

Methodology and data sources have been changed in 2007 and applied retroactively to past years, these figures are not comparable to those in past editions of NTS.

SOURCE

Texas Transportation Institute, The 2007 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2007), Internet site http://mobility.tamu.edu as of Nov 26, 2007.