Ranking the Worst (and Best) Commuter Cities in America

THE GREAT AMERICAN COMMUTE Ranking The Worst (And Best) Commuter Cities Teletrac Navman is passionate about mobility and developing solutions to improve how vehicles and people move around the world. It was this passion that drove us to build out the Teletrac Navman Commute Index, that ranks the 50 most populous cities in the U.S. using seven key factors covering, commuter volume, commute time, accident rates and road quality to provide a unique commute quality rating. WORST BEST COMMUTER CITIES IN AMERICA COMMUTER CITIES IN AMERICA Rank/City - Index 1. Washington DC – 348 2. Baltimore, MD - 324 Rank/City - Index 6. Philadelphia, PA – 292 1. Salt Lake City, UT – 62 6. Kansas City, MO – 112 7. New York, NY – 275 2. Las Vegas, NV – 79 7. Jacksonville, FL – 113 8. San Jose, CA – 248 9. Providence, RI – 237 3. Raleigh-Durham, NC - 83 8. Indianapolis, IN – 113 9. Nashville, TN – 117 3. Los Angeles, CA - 307 4. Boston, MA – 304 5. San Francisco, CA – 304 4. Virginia Beach, VA – 87 10. Chicago, IL – 232 5. Buffalo, NY - 99 10. Oklahoma City, OK – 123 Boston, MA Buffalo, NY 1 Salt Lake City, UT Chicago, IL 9 Providence, RI 6 Philadelphia, PA 5 San Francisco, CA 7 New York, NY 6 Kansas City, MO Indianapolis, IN San Jose, CA Baltimore, MD 2 Las Vegas, NV Washington DC Virgina Beach, VA Raleigh-Durham, NC 9 Nashville, TN Los Angeles, CA 10 oklahoma City, OK 7 Jacksonville, FL WORST * BEST * * * BEST IN AMERICA WORST IN AMERICA HOURS LOST IN Rank / City Hours Lost Rank / City Hours Lost CONGESTION 1. Boston, MA 149 1. Salt Lake City, UT 9. 2. Memphis, TN 3. Orlando, FL 2. Chicago, IL 145 10 3. Philadelphia, PA 142 16 Total number of hours lost annually, per driver to traffic congestion during peak commute times. 4. New York, NY 140 4. Virgina Beach, VA 16 5. Washington, DC 124 5. Las Vegas, NV 17 WORST IN AMERICA BEST IN AMERICA MORE THAN Rank / City % of Commuters Rank / City % of Commuters 1-HOUR COMMUTE 1. New York, NY 22.5% 1. Buffalo, NY 3.4% 2. Salt Lake City, UT 3. Kansas City, MO 2. San Francisco, CA 17.9% 3.5% 3. Washington, DC 17.5% 3.5% Comparing all commuters with those 4. Memphis, TN 4. Riverside, CA 17.1% 3.8% who travel for more than 60 minutes on their daily morning drive. 5. Atlanta, GA 5. Oklahoma City, OK 3.8% 14.5% WORST IN AMERICA BEST IN AMERICA TRAFFIC Rank / City Fatality Rate Rank / City Fatality Rate FATALITIES 1. Kansas City, MO 22.2 1. New York, NY 2.4 2. Birmingham, AL 2. San Francisco, CA 19.9 2.8 3. St. Louis, MO 18.1 3. Boston, MA 3.8 The number of fatal road accidents 4. Jacksonville, FL 16.3 4. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 4.0 for every 100,000 people. 5. Seattle, WA 5. Phoenix, AZ 15.3 4.1 TELETRAC NAVMAN COMMUTE INDEX Rank/City - Index (worst to best commute) 1. Washington DC - 348 11. Hartford, CT – 230 21. Detroit, MI – 174 31. Birmingham, AL – 144 41. Oklahoma City, OK – 123 2. Baltimore, MD – 324 12. New Orleans, LA – 226 22. Charlotte, NC – 172 32. Phoenix, AZ – 143 42. Nashville, TN – 117 3. Los Angeles, CA – 307 13. Sacramento, CA - 224 23. Austin, TX – 170 33. Cincinnati, OH – 142 43. Jacksonville, FL – 113 4. Boston, MA - 304 24. Milwaukee, WI – 158 25. Denver, CO – 158 14. Atlanta, GA – 218 34. Tampa, FL- 141 44. Indianapolis, IN – 113 5. San Francisco, CA – 304 15. Riverside, CA - 217 35. Miami, FL – 135 45. Kansas City, MO – 112 6. Philadelphia, PA – 292 16. Dallas, TX – 212 26. St. Louis, MO - 157 36. Orlando, FL – 129 46. Buffalo, NY – 99 7. New York, NY – 275 17. Houston, TX – 207 27. San Diego, CA – 156 37. Richmond, VA – 127 47. Virginia Beach, VA – 87 8. San Jose, CA – 248 18. Seattle, WA – 199 28. San Antonio, TX – 152 38. Mpls-St. Paul, MN – 126 48. Raleigh-Durham, NC - 83 9. Providence, RI – 237 19. Portland, OR – 184 29. Pittsburgh, PA - 148 39. Louisville, KY – 126 49. Las Vegas, NV – 79 10. Chicago, IL- 232 20. Cleveland, OH – 180 30. Memphis, TN – 144 40. Columbus, OH – 125 50. Salt Lake City, UT – 62 МЕТHODOLOGY Percent of Commuters Traveling Between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. (Source: Census.gov): This factor is a ratio of all of the city's commuters who travel during rush hour in the morning. Relative Collision Likelihood (Source: Allstate America's Best Drivers Report): This is a percentage comparison between the city and the national average. Hours Lost in Congestion (Source: Inrix Traffic Scorecard): This metric reflects the total number of hours annually, per driver to traffic congestion during peak commute times. Traffic Fatality Rate per 100,000 People (Source: NHTSA): This metric shows the number of fatal road accidents for every 100,000 people. Percent of Commuters With a More-Than-1-Hour Commute (Source: Census.gov): This percentage compares all commuters with those who travel for more than 60 minutes on their daily morning drive. Percentage of Poor-Quality Roads (Source: TRIP): This factor is the percent of roads that were graded as "poor" by TRIP, a national transportation research group, which grades roads as being poor, mediocre, fair, and good. Average Years Between Collisions (Source: Allstate America's Best Drivers Report): This is the number of years between collisions for a typical driver. O Teletrac TeletracNavman.com/commute-index Navman