Table 4-28: Annual Wasted Fuel Due to Congestion
| Urban area | Population group | Gallons wasted (millions) | Short-term 2005-2010 | Long-term 1982-2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (R) 1982 | (R) 1985 | (R) 1990 | (R) 1991 | (R) 1992 | (R) 1993 | (R) 1994 | (R) 1995 | (R) 1996 | (R) 1997 | (R) 1998 | (R) 1999 | (R) 2000 | (R) 2001 | (R) 2002 | (R) 2003 | (R) 2004 | (R) 2005 | (R) 2006 | (R) 2007 | (R) 2008 | (R) 2009 | 2010 | Percent changea | Rank | Percent changea | Rank | ||
| Akron, OH | Medium | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -32.9 | 91 | 516.6 | 51 |
| Albany-Schenectady, NY | Medium | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | -6.8 | 39 | 659.2 | 36 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Medium | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -14.4 | 57 | 373.6 | 64 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ | Medium | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | -8.4 | 45 | 344.3 | 69 |
| Anchorage, AK | Small | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -39.8 | 96 | -0.2 | 101 |
| Atlanta, GA | Very large | 6.7 | 10.0 | 16.3 | 18.6 | 21.9 | 26.1 | 31.1 | 34.5 | 37.6 | 42.1 | 46.8 | 48.7 | 53.2 | 55.3 | 59.1 | 61.3 | 61.9 | 64.9 | 63.3 | 61.7 | 52.1 | 50.9 | 53.0 | -18.3 | 67 | 694.4 | 32 |
| Austin, TX | Large | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | -18.0 | 66 | 970.5 | 17 |
| Bakersfield, CA | Medium | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 22 | 1,910.9 | 5 |
| Baltimore, MD | Large | 4.6 | 7.9 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 25.3 | 28.4 | 35.0 | 37.3 | 38.2 | 39.1 | 39.9 | 40.0 | 33.2 | 35.0 | 36.3 | -7.1 | 40 | 690.6 | 33 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Medium | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | -20.5 | 69 | 374.1 | 63 |
| Beaumont, TX | Small | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -30.7 | 88 | 321.2 | 75 |
| Birmingham, AL | Medium | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | -13.6 | 54 | 519.0 | 50 |
| Boise, ID | Small | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -23.3 | 77 | 1,505.6 | 9 |
| Boston, MA-NH-RI | Very large | 11.2 | 16.7 | 29.3 | 30.1 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 35.2 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 40.4 | 44.4 | 44.9 | 48.0 | 50.2 | 55.9 | 56.6 | 63.5 | 65.6 | 65.1 | 61.4 | 53.0 | 51.4 | 51.8 | -21.0 | 70 | 360.5 | 67 |
| Boulder, CO | Small | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -53.1 | 101 | 101.9 | 99 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY | Medium | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.9 | -21.1 | 71 | 376.8 | 62 |
| Brownsville, TX | Small | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 86.3 | 1 | 2,407.7 | 4 |
| Buffalo, NY | Large | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | -11.6 | 52 | 364.0 | 66 |
| Cape Coral, FL | Small | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | -29.5 | 86 | 453.0 | 55 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Medium | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | -9.8 | 49 | 264.2 | 80 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | Large | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | -14.9 | 58 | 1,085.5 | 15 |
| Chicago, IL-IN | Very large | 34.2 | 52.7 | 84.5 | 87.0 | 90.4 | 91.7 | 94.5 | 109.9 | 125.9 | 127.8 | 136.9 | 137.6 | 136.4 | 142.6 | 169.3 | 177.1 | 187.9 | 200.5 | 194.1 | 182.9 | 158.2 | 179.7 | 183.7 | -8.4 | 44 | 437.5 | 58 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Large | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | -22.1 | 74 | 848.3 | 23 |
| Cleveland, OH | Large | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 21 | 560.7 | 46 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Medium | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | -43.0 | 99 | 813.1 | 25 |
| Columbia, SC | Small | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 25.9 | 7 | 897.4 | 20 |
| Columbus, OH | Large | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | -6.0 | 37 | 1,413.2 | 10 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Small | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -7.1 | 41 | 216.9 | 84 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Very large | 5.4 | 10.3 | 19.8 | 22.1 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 31.5 | 34.2 | 35.3 | 41.1 | 47.7 | 51.1 | 54.0 | 58.7 | 63.1 | 71.5 | 77.5 | 82.2 | 80.7 | 78.5 | 79.1 | 80.6 | 3.9 | 20 | 1,384.9 | 11 |
| Dayton, OH | Medium | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -31.2 | 90 | 103.0 | 98 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Large | 5.4 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 16.3 | 19.7 | 22.4 | 24.7 | 26.8 | 29.5 | 31.9 | 33.8 | 32.8 | 34.0 | 35.8 | 39.0 | 38.3 | 37.9 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 40.2 | 3.0 | 24 | 637.8 | 38 |
| Detroit, MI | Very large | 16.1 | 19.7 | 35.0 | 37.4 | 42.1 | 44.7 | 42.7 | 42.6 | 44.9 | 46.4 | 47.3 | 49.7 | 50.0 | 53.1 | 56.3 | 58.2 | 57.5 | 56.6 | 57.9 | 56.9 | 48.5 | 43.1 | 43.9 | -22.4 | 75 | 172.4 | 90 |
| El Paso, TX-NM | Medium | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | -29.0 | 85 | 880.6 | 21 |
| Eugene, OR | Small | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -43.2 | 100 | 118.8 | 96 |
| Fresno, CA | Medium | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 29 | 339.6 | 71 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | Medium | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 12 | 849.4 | 22 |
| Greensboro, NC | Small | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 14 | 1,380.0 | 12 |
| Hartford, CT | Medium | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | -15.5 | 60 | 506.3 | 52 |
| Honolulu, HI | Medium | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | -7.9 | 43 | 187.8 | 88 |
| Houston, TX | Very large | 17.0 | 23.8 | 27.3 | 26.3 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 33.8 | 39.3 | 40.9 | 44.4 | 48.1 | 53.5 | 56.3 | 57.0 | 61.7 | 66.5 | 66.8 | 66.2 | 74.8 | 71.1 | 76.5 | 15.1 | 10 | 351.5 | 68 |
| Indianapolis, IN | Large | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 27 | 364.0 | 65 |
| Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs, CA | Medium | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -43.0 | 98 | 146.4 | 92 |
| Jackson, MS | Small | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -25.9 | 80 | 501.1 | 53 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Large | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | -34.4 | 92 | 283.2 | 79 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Large | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.1 | -10.8 | 51 | 771.6 | 28 |
| Knoxville, TN | Small | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -26.0 | 81 | 321.3 | 74 |
| Lancaster-Palmdale, CA | Medium | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 18.1 | 8 | 220.1 | 83 |
| Laredo, TX | Small | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 83.5 | 2 | 3,050.0 | 2 |
| Las Vegas, NV | Large | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | -17.8 | 64 | 1,647.8 | 7 |
| Little Rock, AR | Small | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 31.0 | 5 | 1,037.3 | 16 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Very large | 115.9 | 143.9 | 290.1 | 285.3 | 283.9 | 268.4 | 256.8 | 273.2 | 283.4 | 289.9 | 291.7 | 301.4 | 305.0 | 319.3 | 327.6 | 323.8 | 338.7 | 336.2 | 344.2 | 330.7 | 252.3 | 268.1 | 278.3 | -17.2 | 63 | 140.2 | 94 |
| Louisville, KY-IN | Large | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 18 | 336.9 | 72 |
| Madison, WI | Small | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 17 | 136.9 | 95 |
| McAllen, TX | Medium | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 11 | 3,858.3 | 1 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Large | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | -24.0 | 78 | 556.8 | 47 |
| Miami, FL | Very large | 9.1 | 11.9 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 28.9 | 28.8 | 30.7 | 33.8 | 35.2 | 37.5 | 39.7 | 46.3 | 54.8 | 59.2 | 63.0 | 67.5 | 70.9 | 72.9 | 71.9 | 70.9 | 57.5 | 60.9 | 66.1 | -9.3 | 47 | 629.0 | 40 |
| Milwaukee, WI | Large | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 13 | 423.0 | 59 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | Large | 2.6 | 5.0 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 16.5 | 19.9 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 28.9 | 31.4 | 33.6 | 35.6 | 38.8 | 36.7 | 37.1 | 37.2 | 40.4 | 38.5 | 37.9 | 37.3 | 32.9 | 34.7 | -14.2 | 56 | 1,224.0 | 14 |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | Large | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -21.7 | 73 | 295.6 | 78 |
| New Haven, CT | Medium | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | -19.3 | 68 | 530.4 | 48 |
| New Orleans, LA | Large | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 23 | 77.3 | 100 |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT | Very large | 34.7 | 43.7 | 86.8 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 90.0 | 99.3 | 110.5 | 117.6 | 132.3 | 137.2 | 154.9 | 154.5 | 154.7 | 164.2 | 189.0 | 212.2 | 229.5 | 228.7 | 224.9 | 181.1 | 184.8 | 190.5 | -17.0 | 62 | 449.2 | 57 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Medium | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 32.2 | 3 | 920.4 | 19 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | Medium | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | -15.2 | 59 | 568.1 | 44 |
| Orlando, FL | Large | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 11.9 | -14.0 | 55 | 768.6 | 29 |
| Oxnard-Ventura, CA | Medium | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 32 | 1,649.4 | 6 |
| Pensacola, FL-AL | Small | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -17.9 | 65 | 753.8 | 31 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Very large | 12.6 | 15.4 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 25.0 | 26.3 | 28.2 | 31.7 | 36.3 | 37.7 | 38.8 | 44.8 | 48.8 | 51.6 | 53.4 | 55.6 | 55.2 | 55.4 | 50.1 | 53.0 | 55.5 | -0.1 | 30 | 339.9 | 70 |
| Phoenix, AZ | Very large | 9.6 | 10.8 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 24.3 | 28.7 | 32.1 | 35.9 | 33.9 | 36.5 | 39.7 | 48.2 | 46.7 | 47.3 | 44.0 | 41.9 | 47.2 | -2.1 | 33 | 391.8 | 60 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Large | 5.2 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 11.0 | -0.2 | 31 | 109.5 | 97 |
| Portland, OR-WA | Large | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 25 | 625.8 | 41 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | Medium | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 15.7 | 9 | 384.4 | 61 |
| Providence, RI-MA | Large | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | -30.5 | 87 | 786.2 | 26 |
| Provo, UT | Small | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 32.1 | 4 | 561.9 | 45 |
| Raleigh-Durham, NC | Large | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | -5.3 | 35 | 1,506.3 | 8 |
| Richmond, VA | Medium | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 16 | 594.6 | 42 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | Large | 0.8 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 14.9 | 17.8 | 20.8 | 23.7 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 22.4 | -5.4 | 36 | 2,613.6 | 3 |
| Rochester, NY | Medium | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 26 | 461.2 | 54 |
| Sacramento, CA | Large | 1.3 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.4 | -26.3 | 82 | 634.1 | 39 |
| Salem, OR | Small | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -28.1 | 83 | 679.2 | 35 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Medium | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 28.5 | 6 | 774.4 | 27 |
| San Antonio, TX | Large | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 28 | 1,250.0 | 13 |
| San Diego, CA | Very large | 3.7 | 6.4 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 23.0 | 27.5 | 30.4 | 33.8 | 38.1 | 38.3 | 42.7 | 43.4 | 42.3 | 40.7 | 39.8 | 36.0 | 38.1 | -12.4 | 53 | 926.8 | 18 |
| San Francisco-Oakland, CA | Very large | 18.2 | 34.4 | 56.4 | 52.7 | 53.5 | 54.7 | 51.5 | 56.0 | 57.8 | 54.2 | 58.2 | 59.2 | 64.9 | 63.6 | 68.0 | 69.8 | 72.7 | 78.0 | 79.4 | 76.1 | 52.8 | 52.4 | 53.8 | -31.1 | 89 | 195.8 | 87 |
| San Jose, CA | Large | 5.2 | 9.0 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 14.7 | -28.9 | 84 | 181.2 | 89 |
| San Juan, PR | Large | 1.9 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 17.0 | 18.9 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 17.7 | -10.7 | 50 | 828.8 | 24 |
| Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | Medium | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | -35.7 | 94 | 203.5 | 86 |
| Seattle, WA | Very large | 6.1 | 11.8 | 31.3 | 34.0 | 36.2 | 38.8 | 39.8 | 41.4 | 41.9 | 45.6 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 44.7 | 43.7 | 44.4 | 48.0 | 47.8 | 51.4 | 50.9 | 49.5 | 46.7 | 45.0 | 46.4 | -9.7 | 48 | 658.1 | 37 |
| Spokane, WA | Small | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -7.1 | 42 | 303.1 | 77 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | Medium | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -2.5 | 34 | 157.5 | 91 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Large | 6.5 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 17.6 | 23.0 | 27.8 | 28.4 | 30.2 | 30.5 | 32.3 | 32.8 | 30.1 | 30.4 | 28.6 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 26.5 | 24.4 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 23.2 | -16.0 | 61 | 254.6 | 81 |
| Stockton, CA | Small | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -37.2 | 95 | 525.4 | 49 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | Large | 6.6 | 7.9 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 23.9 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 29.9 | 30.4 | 29.6 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 5.0 | 19 | 332.9 | 73 |
| Toledo, OH-MI | Medium | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -35.3 | 93 | 686.0 | 34 |
| Tucson, AZ | Medium | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.3 | -24.9 | 79 | 204.2 | 85 |
| Tulsa, OK | Medium | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 15 | 450.6 | 56 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Large | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9.3 | -8.9 | 46 | 308.8 | 76 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD | Very large | 14.1 | 28.1 | 47.0 | 52.5 | 62.0 | 65.0 | 68.1 | 70.4 | 76.0 | 75.6 | 74.0 | 79.4 | 80.6 | 88.3 | 94.7 | 100.4 | 101.5 | 101.8 | 100.5 | 105.1 | 87.9 | 90.7 | 95.4 | -6.3 | 38 | 575.0 | 43 |
| Wichita, KS | Medium | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -40.7 | 97 | 142.9 | 93 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | Small | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -21.2 | 72 | 762.9 | 30 |
| Worcester, MA | Small | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | -22.6 | 76 | 247.7 | 82 |
| 439 Urban area average | 439 Areas | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -11.4 | NA | 286.3 | NA |
| 101 Urban area average | 101 Areas | 3.9 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 18.2 | -11.8 | NA | 362.8 | NA |
| Very large urban area average | Very large | 21.0 | 29.3 | 53.6 | 54.0 | 56.4 | 56.9 | 57.8 | 62.1 | 66.3 | 69.4 | 72.5 | 77.0 | 79.5 | 83.5 | 89.2 | 93.2 | 98.9 | 103.2 | 103.3 | 100.7 | 85.1 | 87.2 | 90.7 | -12.1 | NA | 332.6 | NA |
| Large urban area average | Large | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | -11.5 | NA | 489.5 | NA |
| Medium urban area average | Medium | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -17.8 | NA | 386.0 | NA |
| Small urban area average | Small | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -16.9 | NA | 381.8 | 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.
a Percent changes were calculated using the numbers in this table and were not obtained from the source. Ranks are based on the calculated percent changes with the highest number corresponding to a rank of 1.
NOTES
"Wasted" fuel is the difference between the fuel consumed under estimated existing conditions and the fuel consumed under free-flow conditions. Previous editions of this table were calculated on the basis of total fuel consumed during congested trips. Calculations are made for peak period speeds and for free-flow speeds on both the freeway and principal arterial systems. For a more detailed description of the formulas used, see the source document.
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.
Methodology and data sources have been changed in 2011 and were applied retroactively to past years; these figures are not comparable to those in the past editions of NTS.
SOURCES
Texas Transportation Institute, Congestion Data for Your City, Excel spreadsheet of the base statistics for the 101 urban areas and population group summary statistics (College Station, TX: 2012), available at http://mobility.tamu.edu as of May 1, 2012.