UCR October 2017-December 2017 (FY 2018, Q1)
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A Snapshot of Year-to-Year Congestion Trends in the U.S. for October 2017 through December 2017.
Congested Hours
-37 minutes
Average duration of daily congestion
Travel Time Index
-2 points
Peak period vs. off-peak travel times
Planning Time Index
-47 points
Unreliability (variability) of travel
2017 performance measures use NPMRDS v2 data with 2015 volumes.
| City (MSA) | Congested Hours * | Travel Time Index * | Planning Time Index * | % Complete Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Change from 2016 | 2017 | Change from 2016 | 2017 | Change from 2016 | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5:14 | +0:24 | 1.38 | +6 | 2.32 | -8 | 99% |
| Austin, TX | 4:53 | -0:24 | 1.39 | -3 | 2.34 | -51 | 98% |
| Baltimore, MD | 6:09 | +0:12 | 1.30 | +3 | 2.15 | -22 | 97% |
| Birmingham, AL | 2:09 | +1:36 | 1.12 | +8 | 1.63 | +36 | 100% |
| Boston, MA | 5:06 | -1:19 | 1.35 | -3 | 2.16 | -63 | 98% |
| Buffalo, NY | 4:49 | -1:21 | 1.16 | -1 | 1.75 | -22 | 92% |
| Charlotte, NC | 3:29 | -0:39 | 1.23 | -1 | 1.94 | -38 | 100% |
| Chicago, IL | 5:04 | -2:43 | 1.37 | -1 | 2.20 | -20 | 100% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 2:45 | -0:23 | 1.16 | -1 | 1.74 | -21 | 99% |
| Cleveland, OH | 2:34 | -0:20 | 1.13 | +1 | 1.60 | -33 | 98% |
| Columbus, OH | 2:42 | -0:22 | 1.16 | +1 | 1.69 | -21 | 99% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 4:38 | -1:54 | 1.31 | -7 | 2.19 | -89 | 98% |
| Denver, CO | 5:45 | -1:17 | 1.33 | -2 | 2.25 | -56 | 97% |
| Detroit, MI | 4:37 | +0:12 | 1.23 | +2 | 2.07 | -21 | 97% |
| Hartford, CT | 3:00 | +0:06 | 1.15 | -1 | 1.69 | -21 | 97% |
| Houston, TX | 5:50 | +0:15 | 1.36 | +1 | 2.40 | -31 | 95% |
| Indianapolis, IN | 2:08 | -0:53 | 1.11 | -1 | 1.55 | -3 | 100% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 3:27 | -0:27 | 1.20 | +1 | 1.89 | -38 | 98% |
| Kansas City, MO | 2:37 | -0:30 | 1.12 | -1 | 1.55 | -30 | 96% |
| Las Vegas, NV | 3:37 | -0:43 | 1.25 | +3 | 1.86 | -24 | 100% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 9:07 | -0:28 | 1.70 | +3 | 2.97 | -59 | 99% |
| Louisville, KY | 2:11 | -0:19 | 1.11 | -1 | 1.58 | -23 | 99% |
| Memphis, TN | 2:46 | -1:04 | 1.13 | -5 | 1.60 | -33 | 99% |
| Miami, FL | 6:38 | +0:31 | 1.43 | +9 | 2.48 | -21 | 99% |
| Milwaukee, WI | 3:17 | -0:43 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.81 | -26 | 98% |
| Minn.-St. Paul, MN | 4:58 | -1:16 | 1.26 | -3 | 2.12 | -28 | 98% |
| Nashville, TN | 2:50 | -0:05 | 1.21 | +4 | 1.98 | -3 | 92% |
| New Orleans, LA | 4:09 | -0:18 | 1.23 | +1 | 1.92 | -57 | 91% |
| New York, NY | 6:47 | -2:46 | 1.40 | +2 | 2.36 | -30 | 88% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2:06 | -0:16 | 1.11 | -1 | 1.53 | -21 | 96% |
| Orlando, FL | 4:00 | -0:12 | 1.22 | +2 | 1.84 | -18 | 97% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 4:49 | -1:04 | 1.26 | +3 | 1.97 | -13 | 91% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2:49 | -0:50 | 1.26 | 0 | 1.84 | -65 | 92% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3:38 | -1:08 | 1.15 | -1 | 1.62 | -41 | 88% |
| Portland, OR | 7:10 | -2:28 | 1.48 | -8 | 2.55 | -116 | 90% |
| Providence, RI | 4:33 | -0:35 | 1.17 | -1 | 1.73 | -32 | 87% |
| Raleigh, NC | 2:22 | -0:15 | 1.17 | 0 | 1.78 | -29 | 97% |
| Richmond, VA | 2:08 | 0:00 | 1.08 | +1 | 1.44 | -6 | 91% |
| Riverside-San Bern., CA | 4:44 | -0:56 | 1.29 | +1 | 1.94 | -14 | 99% |
| Rochester, NY | 3:21 | -0:44 | 1.11 | -1 | 1.54 | -28 | 84% |
| Sacramento, CA | 4:28 | -0:15 | 1.29 | 0 | 2.01 | -31 | 98% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 2:52 | -0:57 | 1.16 | -1 | 1.79 | -28 | 96% |
| San Antonio, TX | 3:37 | -0:08 | 1.23 | +1 | 1.95 | -20 | 97% |
| San Diego, CA | 4:22 | -0:07 | 1.35 | +6 | 2.27 | -33 | 94% |
| San Francisco, CA | 6:49 | -1:16 | 1.50 | -4 | 2.59 | -81 | 95% |
| San Jose, CA | 5:34 | -0:26 | 1.47 | -1 | 2.51 | -83 | 95% |
| San Juan, PR | 5:58 | +1:12 | 1.61 | 0 | 2.32 | -130 | 50% |
| Seattle, WA | 7:49 | -0:56 | 1.52 | +8 | 2.66 | -25 | 87% |
| St. Louis, MO | 2:01 | -1:25 | 1.10 | -5 | 1.48 | -74 | 96% |
| Tampa, FL | 2:54 | +0:03 | 1.23 | +3 | 1.87 | -28 | 96% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4:53 | -0:55 | 1.20 | -1 | 1.98 | -45 | 91% |
| Washington, DC | 6:45 | -1:00 | 1.42 | -6 | 2.40 | -68 | 93% |
Notes:
Blue bolded values (with - sign) indicate improving conditions; red italics (with + sign) indicate worsening conditions.
Comparison of 2017 to 2016 is for the same three-month period (October - December).
% Complete Data compares the reported congestion data for that MSA to what should have been available for the designated roads and time periods.
*2017 performance measures use NPMRDS v2 data with 2015 volumes.
For More Information
Please contact Rich Taylor at rich.taylor@dot.gov.
