Urban Congestion Report (UCR)
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Year-to-Year Trends in the U.S. for January through March 2021
| Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) | Congested Hours | Change from 2019 |
Travel Time Index |
Change from 2019 |
Planning Time Index |
Change from 2019 |
Percent Complete Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Average | 2:53 | -0:21 | 1.14 | -9 | 1.56 | -36 | 94% |
| Atlanta, GA | 2:59 | -1:13 | 1.12 | -14 | 1.63 | -50 | 96% |
| Austin, TX | 4:04 | +0:06 | 1.18 | -14 | 1.77 | -52 | 91% |
| Baltimore, MD | 3:52 | -0:29 | 1.10 | -9 | 1.46 | -37 | 94% |
| Birmingham, AL | 1:05 | -0:39 | 1.03 | -4 | 1.25 | -23 | 95% |
| Boston, MA | 2:27 | -0:26 | 1.08 | -9 | 1.37 | -36 | 94% |
| Buffalo, NY | 3:38 | +0:19 | 1.08 | -2 | 1.30 | -18 | 86% |
| Charlotte, NC | 1:32 | -0:42 | 1.06 | -7 | 1.35 | -31 | 98% |
| Chicago, IL | 4:02 | +0:26 | 1.16 | -5 | 1.61 | -25 | 97% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 1:50 | -0:14 | 1.07 | -4 | 1.44 | -16 | 98% |
| Cleveland, OH | 1:12 | -0:03 | 1.03 | -3 | 1.20 | -14 | 96% |
| Columbus, OH | 1:20 | -0:11 | 1.04 | -4 | 1.24 | -18 | 90% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 4:04 | +0:15 | 1.17 | -7 | 1.79 | -29 | 92% |
| Denver, CO | 4:23 | -1:35 | 1.16 | -11 | 1.70 | -42 | 95% |
| Detroit, MI | 1:33 | -0:45 | 1.04 | -6 | 1.28 | -34 | 96% |
| Hartford, CT | 1:48 | +0:03 | 1.04 | -4 | 1.27 | -19 | 91% |
| Houston, TX | 4:28 | +0:02 | 1.20 | -6 | 1.79 | -31 | 89% |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1:41 | +0:22 | 1.07 | -1 | 1.34 | -5 | 93% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2:43 | +0:04 | 1.08 | -4 | 1.44 | -16 | 96% |
| Kansas City, MO | 1:38 | -0:11 | 1.04 | -4 | 1.31 | -17 | 91% |
| Las Vegas, NV | 2:43 | -0:17 | 1.11 | -7 | 1.48 | -23 | 95% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 5:10 | -1:32 | 1.28 | -21 | 1.87 | -68 | 96% |
| Louisville, KY | 2:00 | +0:34 | 1.06 | -1 | 1.32 | -12 | 93% |
| Memphis, TN | 3:18 | +0:35 | 1.08 | -4 | 1.42 | -13 | 97% |
| Miami, FL | 3:54 | -0:29 | 1.19 | -8 | 1.75 | -34 | 94% |
| Milwaukee, WI | 2:20 | -0:21 | 1.07 | -6 | 1.34 | -22 | 97% |
| Minn.-St. Paul, MN | 2:53 | -0:26 | 1.07 | -7 | 1.34 | -33 | 94% |
| Nashville, TN | 1:53 | -0:41 | 1.07 | -10 | 1.48 | -32 | 95% |
| New Orleans, LA | 3:59 | +0:24 | 1.15 | -3 | 1.60 | -26 | 95% |
| New York, NY | 5:58 | +1:23 | 1.19 | -2 | 1.68 | -22 | 92% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2:53 | +0:49 | 1.09 | 0 | 1.42 | -7 | 93% |
| Orlando, FL | 1:59 | -1:14 | 1.11 | -8 | 1.42 | -39 | 93% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 4:01 | +0:38 | 1.11 | -6 | 1.50 | -23 | 93% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1:30 | -0:57 | 1.09 | -12 | 1.38 | -39 | 97% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2:45 | -0:06 | 1.06 | -5 | 1.28 | -19 | 92% |
| Portland, OR | 5:38 | +0:34 | 1.19 | -11 | 1.76 | -43 | 96% |
| Providence, RI | 3:06 | +0:18 | 1.07 | -2 | 1.36 | -11 | 92% |
| Raleigh, NC | 0:53 | -1:07 | 1.04 | -8 | 1.26 | -38 | 98% |
| Richmond, VA | 1:14 | -0:14 | 1.03 | -2 | 1.19 | -15 | 96% |
| Riverside-San Bern., CA |
3:45 | -0:47 | 1.18 | -7 | 1.59 | -27 | 99% |
| Rochester, NY | 2:59 | +0:26 | 1.06 | -1 | 1.23 | -15 | 92% |
| Sacramento, CA | 2:34 | -1:01 | 1.09 | -11 | 1.43 | -42 | 97% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1:00 | -1:21 | 1.04 | -6 | 1.34 | -35 | 98% |
| San Antonio, TX | 3:05 | +0:11 | 1.13 | -6 | 1.63 | -21 | 97% |
| San Diego, CA | 1:42 | -1:14 | 1.08 | -15 | 1.43 | -56 | 96% |
| San Francisco, CA | 3:45 | -1:03 | 1.16 | -17 | 1.63 | -60 | 97% |
| San Jose, CA | 2:26 | -1:45 | 1.10 | -23 | 1.45 | -74 | 97% |
| San Juan, PR | 3:18 | -2:52 | 1.31 | -21 | 1.88 | +15 | 59% |
| Seattle, WA | 5:09 | -0:44 | 1.21 | -11 | 1.73 | -47 | 91% |
| St. Louis, MO | 0:30 | -0:09 | 1.02 | -2 | 1.14 | -5 | 95% |
| Tampa, FL | 2:09 | -0:46 | 1.13 | -10 | 1.51 | -42 | 96% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3:36 | +0:10 | 1.12 | -1 | 1.57 | -14 | 95% |
| Washington, DC | 5:18 | -0:11 | 1.16 | -12 | 1.63 | -45 | 88% |
Notes: Bolded (-) values indicate improving conditions; italics (+) indicate worsening conditions.
Comparison of 2020 to 2019 is for the same three-month period (October – December). Percent Complete Data compares the reported congestion data for that MSA to what should have been available for the designated roads and time periods.
Find the UCR on the web at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/perf_measurement/ucr/index.htm
