UCR October 2012-December 2012 (FY 2013, Q1)
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A Snapshot of Congestion Trends in the U.S. for October 2012 through December 2012.
Congested Hours
Average duration of weekday congestion
No change
from last year
Oct-Dec 2012: 4:24
Oct-Dec 2011: 4:24
Travel Time Index
Peak period travel times vs. off-peak travel times
No change
from last year
Oct-Dec 2012: 1.23
Oct-Dec 2011: 1.23
Planning Time Index
Unreliability (variability) of travel
+2 points
from last year
Oct-Dec 2012: 1.55
Oct-Dec 2011: 1.53
Summary of Nationwide Trends
- Congested hours and the travel time index were unchanged from last year, while the planning time index worsened by 2 points. All measures compared the most recent 3 months in 2012 to the same 3 months in 2011.
- 6 of the 19 cities (32%) showed improvements in all three measures.
- 6 of the 19 cities (32%) showed worsening conditions in all three measures.
- 7 of the 19 cities (36%) had stable or mixed results among the three measures.
Congestion and Reliability Trends for Each UCR City
| City | Congested Hours | Travel Time Index | Planning Time Index | % Change in VMT | % Usable Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Change from 2011 | 2012 | Change from 2011 | 2012 | Change from 2011 | |||
| Atlanta, GA | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Boston, MA | 6:03 | +0:26 | 1.35 | +3 | 1.86 | +8 | -3% | 100% |
| Chicago, IL | 4:27 | -2:45 | 1.21 | -14 | 1.47 | -30 | -53% | 92% |
| Detroit, MI | 2:55 | +0:02 | 1.11 | -1 | 1.37 | -2 | -4% | 100% |
| Houston, TX | 4:32 | +0:45 | 1.34 | +8 | 1.80 | +18 | -2% | 92% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 6:17 | +0:24 | 1.31 | +2 | 1.67 | +6 | -1% | 100% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 4:49 | +1:07 | 1.24 | +6 | 1.73 | +29 | -3% | 99% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1:36 | -0:19 | 1.07 | 0 | 1.21 | 0 | 1% | 99% |
| Orange County, CA | 4:11 | +0:14 | 1.24 | +2 | 1.52 | +1 | 1% | 100% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 5:11 | -0:12 | 1.26 | -1 | 1.65 | -2 | -2% | 100% |
| Phoenix, AZ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 5:53 | -0:35 | 1.24 | -2 | 1.50 | -9 | 0% | 100% |
| Portland, OR | 2:09 | +0:07 | 1.31 | -2 | 1.83 | -2 | -5% | 32% |
| Providence, RI | 3:27 | -0:19 | 1.15 | 0 | 1.42 | -3 | -1% | 100% |
| Riverside – San Bernardino, CA | 2:48 | -0:16 | 1.12 | -1 | 1.29 | -5 | -1% | 99% |
| Sacramento, CA | 1:52 | -0:07 | 1.09 | -1 | 1.25 | -1 | -2% | 100% |
| St. Louis, MO | 5:41 | +1:48 | 1.08 | -2 | 1.24 | -7 | -1% | 97% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1:30 | -0:03 | 1.06 | +2 | 1.20 | +5 | 3% | 87% |
| San Antonio, TX | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| San Diego, CA | 2:31 | -0:07 | 1.13 | -1 | 1.36 | -3 | -2% | 100% |
| San Francisco, CA | 3:59 | +0:22 | 1.21 | +3 | 1.46 | +6 | -1% | 100% |
| Seattle, WA | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Tampa, FL | 3:00 | -0:05 | 1.15 | +2 | 1.33 | +2 | -3% | 100% |
Notes:
Green bolded values (with – sign) indicate improving conditions; red italics (with + sign) indicate worsening conditions.
"n.a." indicates that data was not available or was of insufficient quality.
Comparison of 2012 to 2011 is for the same three-month period (October - December).
For more information on the UCR, contact Rich Taylor (Rich.Taylor@dot.gov).
