20 Worst US Cities For Commuters in 2022

[dimondpark]

Ugh.

Based on factors including driving violation rates, average commute times, the share of drivers with a 60+ minute commute, and the total number of hours lost in congestion during peak commuting periods.

Yikes@Antioch:

Drivers there commute an average of*46.4 minutes*each way to work, and*34.9%*of the city’s residents travel for more than an hour in each direction. Both figures are the highest in the nation.

20 Worst Cities For Commuters in 2022:
1 New York, NY
2 Antioch, CA
3 Chicago, IL
4 Philadelphia, PA
5 Concord, CA
6 San Francisco, CA
7 Los Angeles, CA
8 Vallejo, CA
9 Boston, MA
10 Manassas, VA
11 Frederick, MD
12 Fairfield, CA
13 Fredericksburg, VA
14 Baltimore, MD
15 Washington, DC
16 Miami, FL
17 Atlanta, GA
18 Stockton, CA
19 Lancaster, CA
20 Oceanside, CA

The link below lists the worst commute in each state:
https://insurify.com/insights/worst-...ommuters-2022/

[Steely Dan]

The general pattern:

Good city /shitty traffic

Or

Shitty city / good traffic



Take your pick

[llamaorama]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

The general pattern:

Good city /shitty traffic

Or

Shitty city / good traffic



Take your pick

Maybe that's true of NYC, Chicago, Philly, but a lot of the places on that list are outer suburbs in regions with a cost of living crisis.

Lancaster and Antioch and Stockton stand out.

[Steely Dan]

^ I'm disregarding the peculiar inclusion of pissant little burbs in this list.

But NYC, Chicago, Philly, SF, LA, and Boston all make the top 10 here, so yeah......

[pj3000]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

^ I'm disregarding the peculiar inclusion of pissant little burbs in this list.

But NYC, Chicago, Philly, SF, LA, and Boston all make the top 10 here, so yeah......

Yeah, we basically only have 9 metros here…

NYC, Chicago, LA, Philly, DC, SF, Miami, Boston, Atlanta have traffic? Really? I wonder why…

[iheartthed]

The title should be "Worst Cities for Drivers".

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

The title should be "Worst Cities for Drivers".

aww screw them drivers!

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

aww screw them drivers!

Basically. Either your city has terrible transit or terrible traffic. Take your pick.

[dktshb]

The only time I really drive in San Francisco is to either leave the City are come back into it and it is absolutely terrible. Whether it is the 80 to or from Sacramento or the 101 south or the 152 or 580 east it's a mess. Not sure about the 101 north since I never go in that direction.

[Tom In Chicago]

Yep. . . Chicago is bad. . . worse than Los Angeles for sure despite L.A. having such a reputation for dismal traffic. . .

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[edale]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Basically. Either your city has terrible transit or terrible traffic. Take your pick.

But New York is at the top of the list. Best transit in North America and terrible traffic.

[edale]

Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

Yep. . . Chicago is bad. . . worse than Los Angeles for sure despite L.A. having such a reputation for dismal traffic. . .

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Maybe for commuting Chicago has worse traffic than LA. Probably due to the fact that Chicago is SO monocentric, and a huge portion of the region is commuting into the center city, while LA has multiple employment centers, and there isn't one dominant cluster.

LA absolutely has worse traffic overall, though. From the freeways to the city streets, traffic is basically a constant outside of very early mornings. I've been in a wall to wall traffic jam on the 101 at 11pm on a weeknight multiple times. Running errands or going to a workout class on the weekend means battling traffic and allowing 30 mins to go 3 miles. I've never experienced that type of situation in Chicago.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by edale

But New York is at the top of the list. Best transit in North America and terrible traffic.

Yes, that was my point.

That said, some places have both terrible traffic AND terrible transit.

[3rd&Brown]

Originally Posted by edale

Maybe for commuting Chicago has worse traffic than LA. Probably due to the fact that Chicago is SO monocentric, and a huge portion of the region is commuting into the center city, while LA has multiple employment centers, and there isn't one dominant cluster.

LA absolutely has worse traffic overall, though. From the freeways to the city streets, traffic is basically a constant outside of very early mornings. I've been in a wall to wall traffic jam on the 101 at 11pm on a weeknight multiple times. Running errands or going to a workout class on the weekend means battling traffic and allowing 30 mins to go 3 miles. I've never experienced that type of situation in Chicago.

The reverse commute in Chicago is also horrific. I used to work for a company that was headquartered in DuPage County right on the Cook County border. Door to door, if I was there for work and staying in (or near the loop) the 20 mile commute could take up to 2 hours. Fastest would be about an hour and 15, average would be an hour and a half.

There are a lot of big companies in Chicago's suburbs, and outsiders don't usually realize that. Particularly in the ring that goes from Oakbrook SW of the city up through to Rosemont up near Ohare along 294.

In my opinion, the worst traffic cities in this country are Chicago, DC, LA, and Atlanta. Of those, I think Chicago and DC take the cake.

NY gets a pass because there are so many commuting options. Most people who drive in Manhattan during the rush are masochists with weird idiosyncracies and refuse to take public transit. IMO they deserve to sit in traffice for 2 hours and pay a $17 toll.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

NY gets a pass because there are so many commuting options. Most people who drive in Manhattan during the rush are masochists with weird idiosyncracies and refuse to take public transit. IMO they deserve to sit in traffice for 2 hours and pay a $17 toll.

One of my old bosses would drive in from Long Island around 6am and leave to go home around 3pm to avoid driving in Manhattan during peak rush hour. Personally, I would rather just take the train at a normal hour, but he liked doing it that way. He would also get a hotel room in the city if he had to stay later rather than driving home.

[sopas ej]

Makes me wanna see a list of the 20 best cities for commuters!

[JHikka]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

The title should be "Worst Cities for Drivers".

AKA places i'd love to live.

[JManc]

No Houston?

[Labtec]

Surprised Houston and Dallas aren't on the list.

[Tom In Chicago]

Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

The reverse commute in Chicago is also horrific. I used to work for a company that was headquartered in DuPage County right on the Cook County border. Door to door, if I was there for work and staying in (or near the loop) the 20 mile commute could take up to 2 hours. Fastest would be about an hour and 15, average would be an hour and a half.

Yep. . . our office is in Oakbrook Terrace and I've been doing that reverse commute for the last 10 years. . . 20 miles on the Ike and the amount of traffic is stupid. . . also the Kennedy is bad always now, for some reason. . .

L.A. - as a constituent of the larger Southland area - by far has more /bad/ traffic as a regional behemoth, but the city traffic isn't any worse than it is here in Chicago. . . IMO

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