Table 1-64: Travel Time Index
Table 1-64: Travel Time Index
| Population group | Urban area | 1982 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Points change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term 2000-2007 | Long-term 1982-2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | Ranka | Points | Ranka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Akron, OH | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.07 | -1 | 71 | 5 | 72 |
| Medium | Albany-Schenectady, NY | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 57 |
| Medium | Albuquerque, NM | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 36 |
| Medium | Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | -1 | 71 | 8 | 60 |
| Small | Anchorage, AK | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 89 |
| Very large | Atlanta, GA | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 10 |
| Large | Austin, TX | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 |
| Medium | Bakersfield, CA | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 57 |
| Large | Baltimore, MD | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 12 |
| Small | Beaumont, TX | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 83 |
| Medium | Birmingham, AL | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 42 |
| Very large | Boston, MA-NH-RI | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 24 |
| Small | Boulder, CO | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.09 | -1 | 71 | 5 | 72 |
| Medium | Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
| Small | Brownsville, TX | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 72 |
| Large | Buffalo, NY | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 79 |
| Small | Cape Coral, FL | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 49 |
| Small | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 40 |
| Large | Charlotte, NC-SC | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 24 |
| Very large | Chicago, IL-IN | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 2 |
| Large | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | -1 | 71 | 14 | 31 |
| Large | Cleveland, OH | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | -4 | 89 | 5 | 72 |
| Medium | Colorado Springs, CO | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.13 | -1 | 71 | 11 | 42 |
| Small | Columbia, SC | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 57 |
| Large | Columbus, OH | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 29 |
| Small | Corpus Christi, TX | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 86 |
| Very large | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 6 |
| Medium | Dayton, OH | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | -4 | 88 | 2 | 86 |
| Large | Denver-Aurora, CO | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1 | 49 | 22 | 15 |
| Very large | Detroit, MI | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 27 |
| Medium | El Paso, TX-NM | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 46 |
| Small | Eugene, OR | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.08 | -1 | 71 | 4 | 79 |
| Medium | Fresno, CA | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | -2 | 82 | 8 | 60 |
| Medium | Grand Rapids, MI | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | -1 | 71 | 7 | 63 |
| Medium | Hartford, CT | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 51 |
| Medium | Honolulu, HI | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
| Very large | Houston, TX | 1.19 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Large | Indianapolis, IN | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.21 | -1 | 71 | 13 | 36 |
| Medium | Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs, CA | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 68 |
| Large | Jacksonville, FL | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 27 |
| Large | Kansas City, MO-KS | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.07 | -2 | 82 | 5 | 72 |
| Small | Knoxville, TN | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | -1 | 71 | 7 | 66 |
| Medium | Lancaster-Palmdale, CA | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 79 |
| Small | Laredo, TX | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 46 |
| Large | Las Vegas, NV | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 12 |
| Small | Little Rock, AR | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 63 |
| Very large | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 10 |
| Medium | Louisville, KY-IN | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.20 | -1 | 71 | 9 | 52 |
| Large | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.12 | -1 | 70 | 8 | 54 |
| Very Large | Miami, FL | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 8 |
| Large | Milwaukee, WI | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.13 | -2 | 82 | 8 | 60 |
| Large | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 0 | 61 | 20 | 20 |
| Medium | Nashville-Davidson, TN | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 69 |
| Medium | New Haven, CT | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 54 |
| Large | New Orleans, LA | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 69 |
| Very large | New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 6 |
| Medium | Oklahoma City, OK | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 46 |
| Medium | Omaha, NE-IA | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 40 |
| Large | Orlando, FL | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.30 | -2 | 82 | 20 | 20 |
| Medium | Oxnard-Ventura, CA | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 19 |
| Small | Pensacola, FL-AL | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 3 | 38 | 10 | 49 |
| Very large | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 26 |
| Very large | Phoenix, AZ | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 29 |
| Large | Pittsburgh, PA | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 83 |
| Large | Portland, OR-WA | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 15 |
| Medium | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 72 |
| Large | Providence, RI-MA | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 31 |
| Large | Raleigh-Durham, NC | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 36 |
| Medium | Richmond, VA | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 72 |
| Large | Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Medium | Rochester, NY | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 79 |
| Large | Sacramento, CA | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 8 |
| Small | Salem, OR | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 54 |
| Medium | Salt Lake City, UT | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.19 | -2 | 82 | 14 | 31 |
| Large | San Antonio, TX | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 22 |
| Large | San Diego, CA | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 3 |
| Very large | San Francisco-Oakland, CA | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 4 |
| Large | San Jose, CA | 1.13 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 14 |
| Medium | Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 52 |
| Very large | Seattle, WA | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1 | 49 | 22 | 15 |
| Small | Spokane, WA | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | -1 | 71 | 3 | 83 |
| Medium | Springfield, MA-CT | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 86 |
| Large | St. Louis, MO-IL | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.13 | -7 | 90 | 6 | 69 |
| Large | Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 42 |
| Medium | Toledo, OH-MI | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | -2 | 82 | 6 | 67 |
| Medium | Tucson, AZ | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| Medium | Tulsa, OK | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 63 |
| Large | Virginia Beach, VA | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 42 |
| Very large | Washington, DC-VA-MD | 1.11 | 1.19 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 4 |
| Small | Wichita, KS | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 89 |
| NA | 439-Area Averageb | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 3 | NA | 16 | NA |
| NA | 90-Area Averageb | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 4 | NA | 19 | NA |
| NA | Very Large Area Averageb | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 5 | NA | 23 | NA |
| NA | Large Area Averageb | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 2 | NA | 16 | NA |
| NA | Medium Area Averageb | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1 | NA | 9 | NA |
| NA | Small Area Averageb | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 2 | NA | 7 | NA |
KEY: NA = not applicable.
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 Rank is based on the calculated point change with the highest number corresponding to a rank of 1.
b Averages weighted by Vehicle Miles Traveled.
NOTES
The Travel Time Index is the ratio of travel time in the peak period to the travel time at free-flow conditions. A value of 1.35 indicates a 20 minute free-flow trip takes 27 minutes in the peak. Free-flow speeds (60 mph on freeways and 35 mph on principal arterials) are used as comparison threshold.
Methodology and data sources have been changed in 2009 and were applied retroactively to past years, these figures are not comparable to those in past editions of NTS.
SOURCES
Texas Transportation Institute, The 2009 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2009), available at http://mobility.tamu.edu as of December 20, 2009.