Table 4-27: Annual Wasted Fuel Due to Congestion
Table 4-27: Annual Wasted Fuel Due to Congestion
| Urban area | Population group | Gallons wasted (millions) | Percent changea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term 2002-2007 | Long term 1982-2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (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 | 2006 | 2007 | Percent | Rank | Percent | Rank | ||
| Akron OH | Med | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | -7.26 | 84 | 719.62 | 35 |
| Albany-Schenectady NY | Med | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 78.61 | 4 | 967.22 | 25 |
| Albuquerque NM | Med | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 39.09 | 15 | 512.12 | 49 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem PA-NJ | Med | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.55 | 69 | 383.82 | 61 |
| Anchorage AK | Sml | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.91 | 72 | 78.46 | 89 |
| Atlanta GA | Vlg | 10.0 | 14.9 | 24.3 | 27.8 | 32.6 | 38.9 | 46.3 | 51.5 | 56.0 | 62.7 | 69.7 | 72.6 | 79.3 | 82.5 | 88.1 | 91.4 | 92.3 | 96.8 | 95.0 | 95.9 | 8.90 | 56 | 864.08 | 29 |
| Austin TX | Lrg | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 21.01 | 35 | 1,027.21 | 22 |
| Bakersfield CA | Med | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 54.43 | 8 | 1,800.91 | 5 |
| Baltimore MD | Lrg | 4.8 | 8.3 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 26.4 | 29.7 | 36.6 | 39.0 | 39.9 | 40.8 | 41.7 | 41.8 | 14.09 | 46 | 770.72 | 31 |
| Beaumont TX | Sml | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 16.24 | 40 | 358.20 | 67 |
| Birmingham AL | Med | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 19.55 | 37 | 625.58 | 41 |
| Boston MA-NH-RI | Vlg | 10.8 | 16.0 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 32.0 | 32.8 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 35.4 | 38.8 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 48.2 | 53.6 | 54.2 | 60.9 | 62.9 | 62.4 | 61.0 | 13.76 | 47 | 465.52 | 54 |
| Boulder CO | Sml | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.27 | 71 | 319.40 | 75 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford CT-NY | Med | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.83 | 49 | 558.02 | 46 |
| Brownsville TX | Sml | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 38.46 | 17 | 1,213.51 | 14 |
| Buffalo NY | Lrg | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 19.53 | 38 | 423.17 | 56 |
| Cape Coral FL | Sml | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 75.92 | 5 | 1,000.51 | 23 |
| Charleston-North Charleston SC | Sml | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 39.07 | 16 | 404.98 | 57 |
| Charlotte NC-SC | Lrg | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 28.53 | 30 | 1,436.97 | 7 |
| Chicago IL-IN | Vlg | 24.1 | 37.2 | 59.7 | 61.4 | 63.8 | 64.7 | 66.7 | 77.6 | 88.9 | 90.2 | 96.6 | 97.1 | 96.3 | 100.6 | 119.5 | 125.0 | 132.6 | 141.5 | 137.1 | 129.4 | 8.28 | 58 | 436.25 | 55 |
| Cincinnati OH-KY-IN | Lrg | 1.4 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 4.65 | 68 | 1,109.43 | 17 |
| Cleveland OH | Lrg | 1.4 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.2 | -5.76 | 82 | 487.48 | 53 |
| Colorado Springs CO | Med | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.65 | 73 | 1,313.92 | 10 |
| Columbia SC | Sml | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 69.53 | 6 | 1,072.00 | 20 |
| Columbus OH | Lrg | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 14.46 | 43 | 1,407.68 | 8 |
| Corpus Christi TX | Sml | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 7.06 | 61 | 220.13 | 83 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX | Vlg | 7.0 | 13.4 | 25.7 | 28.6 | 30.5 | 33.8 | 35.7 | 37.8 | 40.0 | 44.3 | 50.7 | 58.1 | 63.5 | 66.0 | 70.9 | 78.0 | 88.6 | 96.3 | 99.0 | 96.5 | 36.07 | 20 | 1,272.95 | 11 |
| Dayton OH | Med | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | -8.51 | 86 | 155.59 | 87 |
| Denver-Aurora CO | Lrg | 5.8 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 21.1 | 23.9 | 26.4 | 28.6 | 31.6 | 34.1 | 36.1 | 35.0 | 36.3 | 38.2 | 41.7 | 41.0 | 40.5 | 15.64 | 41 | 596.22 | 44 |
| Detroit MI | Vlg | 21.7 | 26.5 | 47.0 | 50.1 | 56.6 | 60.0 | 57.4 | 57.2 | 60.3 | 62.3 | 63.5 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 71.3 | 75.6 | 78.1 | 77.2 | 76.0 | 77.7 | 76.4 | 1.07 | 78 | 252.87 | 80 |
| El Paso TX-NM | Med | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 21.25 | 34 | 1,221.41 | 13 |
| Eugene OR | Sml | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.39 | 70 | 230.77 | 82 |
| Fresno CA | Med | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 11.21 | 53 | 368.43 | 63 |
| Grand Rapids MI | Med | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 9.19 | 55 | 746.68 | 32 |
| Hartford CT | Med | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 22.59 | 31 | 691.32 | 37 |
| Honolulu HI | Med | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 43.02 | 11 | 246.32 | 81 |
| Houston TX | Vlg | 23.1 | 32.4 | 35.1 | 31.3 | 29.4 | 30.1 | 33.2 | 35.1 | 40.0 | 47.4 | 50.6 | 56.5 | 60.4 | 70.1 | 76.5 | 78.4 | 81.3 | 86.3 | 87.9 | 88.2 | 15.37 | 42 | 281.31 | 77 |
| Indianapolis IN | Lrg | 3.8 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 15.2 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | -6.13 | 83 | 324.05 | 74 |
| Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs CA | Med | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 91.01 | 2 | 348.75 | 68 |
| Jacksonville FL | Lrg | 2.4 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 38.35 | 18 | 544.95 | 48 |
| Kansas City MO-KS | Lrg | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.1 | -16.49 | 89 | 814.59 | 30 |
| Knoxville TN | Sml | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.52 | 74 | 487.55 | 52 |
| Lancaster-Palmdale CA | Med | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 40.53 | 12 | 161.75 | 85 |
| Laredo TX | Sml | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 87.15 | 3 | 2,544.74 | 2 |
| Las Vegas NV | Lrg | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 39.32 | 14 | 2,178.70 | 3 |
| Little Rock AR | Sml | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 124.20 | 1 | 1,086.33 | 19 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA | Vlg | 122.6 | 152.2 | 306.9 | 301.8 | 300.3 | 283.9 | 271.6 | 289.0 | 299.7 | 306.6 | 308.6 | 318.8 | 322.6 | 337.7 | 346.5 | 342.5 | 358.3 | 365.2 | 374.2 | 367.0 | 5.90 | 64 | 199.42 | 84 |
| Louisville KY-IN | Med | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 3.36 | 75 | 276.74 | 78 |
| Memphis TN-MS-AR | Lrg | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 2.78 | 76 | 726.43 | 34 |
| Miami FL | Vlg | 12.9 | 16.9 | 35.9 | 35.6 | 41.1 | 40.9 | 43.7 | 48.0 | 50.0 | 53.4 | 56.5 | 65.8 | 77.9 | 84.2 | 89.6 | 96.0 | 100.7 | 104.0 | 102.7 | 101.7 | 13.55 | 48 | 689.19 | 38 |
| Milwaukee WI | Lrg | 2.3 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 10.7 | -3.67 | 81 | 362.28 | 65 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | Lrg | 2.7 | 5.1 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 13.9 | 16.9 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 23.3 | 29.5 | 32.1 | 34.3 | 36.4 | 39.7 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 41.4 | 39.6 | 38.5 | 2.78 | 77 | 1,338.37 | 9 |
| Nashville-Davidson TN | Med | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 65 | 365.76 | 64 |
| New Haven CT | Med | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | -2.36 | 80 | 680.96 | 39 |
| New Orleans LA | Lrg | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 8.22 | 59 | 75.30 | 90 |
| New York-Newark NY-NJ-CT | Vlg | 36.8 | 46.3 | 92.0 | 89.0 | 89.3 | 95.4 | 105.3 | 117.2 | 124.7 | 140.3 | 145.5 | 164.3 | 163.9 | 164.0 | 174.1 | 200.4 | 225.0 | 243.7 | 242.7 | 238.9 | 37.21 | 19 | 549.79 | 47 |
| Oklahoma City OK | Med | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 21.34 | 33 | 922.52 | 27 |
| Omaha NE-IA | Med | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 12.12 | 50 | 741.32 | 33 |
| Orlando FL | Lrg | 2.6 | 4.8 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 24.3 | 26.6 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 26.3 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 6.70 | 63 | 966.74 | 26 |
| Oxnard-Ventura CA | Med | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 47.03 | 10 | 1,867.98 | 4 |
| Pensacola FL-AL | Sml | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 48.95 | 9 | 1,100.77 | 18 |
| Philadelphia PA-NJ-DE-MD | Vlg | 16.1 | 19.6 | 27.9 | 28.3 | 31.2 | 30.2 | 31.9 | 33.6 | 36.0 | 40.4 | 46.3 | 48.2 | 49.5 | 57.1 | 62.3 | 65.8 | 68.1 | 70.9 | 70.5 | 71.3 | 14.35 | 44 | 342.57 | 69 |
| Phoenix AZ | Vlg | 11.6 | 13.0 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 25.2 | 27.1 | 29.3 | 34.7 | 38.7 | 43.4 | 41.0 | 44.1 | 47.9 | 58.2 | 56.4 | 57.2 | 39.68 | 13 | 393.70 | 59 |
| Pittsburgh PA | Lrg | 4.4 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.8 | -7.72 | 85 | 99.38 | 88 |
| Portland OR-WA | Lrg | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 20.09 | 36 | 598.40 | 43 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh NY | Med | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 32.75 | 25 | 334.64 | 71 |
| Providence RI-MA | Lrg | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 17.33 | 39 | 1,231.21 | 12 |
| Raleigh-Durham NC | Lrg | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 35.33 | 22 | 1,724.39 | 6 |
| Richmond VA | Med | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 32.41 | 26 | 566.36 | 45 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino CA | Lrg | 1.3 | 2.6 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 16.7 | 18.5 | 20.2 | 21.0 | 23.6 | 28.1 | 32.9 | 37.4 | 38.9 | 38.5 | 63.31 | 7 | 2,857.56 | 1 |
| Rochester NY | Med | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 33.61 | 24 | 493.92 | 51 |
| Sacramento CA | Lrg | 2.9 | 4.5 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 21.5 | 24.2 | 27.1 | 28.7 | 29.8 | 28.4 | 31.85 | 28 | 883.63 | 28 |
| Salem OR | Sml | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 7.09 | 60 | 1,175.00 | 16 |
| Salt Lake City UT | Med | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.5 | -12.77 | 88 | 614.57 | 42 |
| San Antonio TX | Lrg | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 18.2 | 20.9 | 22.6 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 32.18 | 27 | 1,209.48 | 15 |
| San Diego CA | Lrg | 6.0 | 10.4 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 31.3 | 30.4 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 33.4 | 34.3 | 37.1 | 44.4 | 49.0 | 54.6 | 61.5 | 61.8 | 69.0 | 70.1 | 68.3 | 65.7 | 6.95 | 62 | 998.68 | 24 |
| San Francisco-Oakland CA | Vlg | 22.1 | 41.8 | 68.5 | 64.0 | 65.0 | 66.4 | 62.6 | 67.9 | 70.1 | 65.8 | 70.7 | 71.9 | 78.8 | 77.2 | 82.6 | 84.7 | 88.3 | 94.8 | 99.5 | 94.3 | 14.17 | 45 | 326.98 | 73 |
| San Jose CA | Lrg | 8.7 | 15.0 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 22.5 | 21.2 | 22.8 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 26.8 | 31.1 | 33.5 | 34.8 | 34.0 | 34.6 | 32.3 | 34.3 | 36.9 | 35.6 | 4.81 | 66 | 309.59 | 76 |
| Sarasota-Bradenton FL | Med | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 22.58 | 32 | 382.89 | 62 |
| Seattle WA | Vlg | 6.3 | 12.0 | 32.0 | 34.7 | 37.0 | 39.6 | 40.7 | 42.3 | 42.8 | 46.6 | 47.4 | 47.4 | 45.7 | 44.6 | 45.3 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 52.5 | 52.0 | 50.5 | 11.50 | 52 | 708.66 | 36 |
| Spokane WA | Sml | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4.76 | 67 | 393.46 | 60 |
| Springfield MA-CT | Med | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 11.56 | 51 | 160.15 | 86 |
| St. Louis MO-IL | Lrg | 5.5 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 14.9 | 19.5 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 20.7 | -19.49 | 90 | 273.73 | 79 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg FL | Lrg | 8.6 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 23.5 | 26.6 | 29.2 | 31.2 | 35.4 | 35.4 | 39.0 | 39.6 | 35.67 | 21 | 361.46 | 66 |
| Toledo OH-MI | Med | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | -10.44 | 87 | 1,032.42 | 21 |
| Tucson AZ | Med | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 34.56 | 23 | 328.30 | 72 |
| Tulsa OK | Med | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 8.48 | 57 | 496.48 | 50 |
| Virginia Beach VA | Lrg | 3.7 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 16.3 | -2.12 | 79 | 335.54 | 70 |
| Washington DC-VA-MD | Vlg | 12.2 | 24.3 | 40.6 | 45.3 | 53.5 | 56.2 | 58.8 | 60.9 | 65.7 | 65.3 | 63.9 | 68.6 | 69.6 | 76.3 | 81.8 | 86.7 | 87.7 | 88.0 | 86.8 | 90.8 | 10.95 | 54 | 643.72 | 40 |
| Wichita KS | Sml | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 29.79 | 29 | 395.63 | 58 |
| 439 Urban Area Average | All 439 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.66 | NA | 400.47 | NA |
| 90 Urban Area Average | All 90 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 21.5 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 15.08 | NA | 437.74 | NA |
| Very Large Urban Area Average | Vlg | 24.1 | 33.3 | 60.1 | 60.4 | 63.1 | 63.8 | 64.9 | 69.5 | 73.9 | 77.9 | 81.6 | 86.7 | 89.9 | 94.5 | 100.5 | 105.3 | 111.3 | 116.9 | 117.4 | 115.7 | 15.04 | NA | 380.27 | NA |
| Large Urban Area Average | Lrg | 3.0 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 13.84 | NA | 639.81 | NA |
| Medium Urban Area Average | Med | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 16.32 | NA | 480.36 | NA |
| Small Urban Area Average | Sml | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 38.14 | NA | 553.13 | 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 2009 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 90 urban areas and population group summary statistics (College Station, TX), available at http://mobility.tamu.edu as of Jan.19, 2010; and personal communication.