Journey to Work Travel Time:
US Urbanized Areas Over 1,000,000 in 1990
|
Rank |
Urbanized Area |
Population per Square Mile |
Average Travel to Work Time (Minutes) |
Compared to Average |
Additional Commute Hours Annually |
|
1 |
New York, NY--Northeastern New Jersey |
5,409 |
31.28 |
31.6% |
56 |
|
2 |
Washington, DC--MD--VA |
3,560 |
29.03 |
22.1% |
39 |
|
3 |
Chicago, IL--Northwestern Indiana |
4,287 |
28.54 |
20.1% |
36 |
|
4 |
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
2,543 |
28.40 |
19.5% |
35 |
|
5 |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
4,152 |
26.49 |
11.4% |
20 |
|
6 |
Los Angeles, CA |
5,801 |
26.20 |
10.2% |
18 |
|
7 |
Houston, TX |
2,465 |
25.85 |
8.7% |
16 |
|
8 |
Atlanta, GA |
1,898 |
25.59 |
7.6% |
14 |
|
9 |
Baltimore, MD |
3,190 |
25.39 |
6.8% |
12 |
|
10 |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ |
3,627 |
24.92 |
4.8% |
9 |
|
11 |
Miami--Hialeah, FL |
5,429 |
24.77 |
4.2% |
7 |
|
12 |
Boston, MA |
3,114 |
24.08 |
1.3% |
2 |
|
13 |
Seattle, WA |
2,967 |
23.91 |
0.6% |
1 |
|
14 |
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX |
2,216 |
23.50 |
-1.1% |
(2) |
|
15 |
New Orleans, LA |
3,852 |
23.44 |
-1.4% |
(3) |
|
16 |
San Jose, CA |
4,240 |
23.20 |
-2.4% |
(4) |
|
17 |
Detroit, MI |
3,303 |
23.12 |
-2.7% |
(5) |
|
18 |
Phoenix, AZ |
2,707 |
22.94 |
-3.5% |
(6) |
|
19 |
Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood--Pompano Beach, FL |
3,785 |
22.86 |
-3.8% |
(7) |
|
20 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
2,158 |
22.62 |
-4.9% |
(9) |
|
21 |
St. Louis, MO--IL |
2,673 |
22.55 |
-5.1% |
(9) |
|
22 |
Cleveland, OH |
2,638 |
22.35 |
-6.0% |
(11) |
|
23 |
Denver, CO |
3,308 |
22.18 |
-6.7% |
(12) |
|
24 |
San Diego, CA |
3,403 |
22.01 |
-7.4% |
(13) |
|
25 |
Cincinnati, OH--KY |
2,370 |
21.64 |
-9.0% |
(16) |
|
26 |
Sacramento, CA |
3,286 |
21.62 |
-9.1% |
(16) |
|
27 |
San Antonio, TX |
2,578 |
21.51 |
-9.5% |
(17) |
|
28 |
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL |
2,630 |
21.41 |
-9.9% |
(18) |
|
29 |
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA |
1,994 |
21.37 |
-10.1% |
(18) |
|
30 |
Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA |
3,021 |
20.90 |
-12.1% |
(22) |
|
31 |
Kansas City, MO--KS |
1,674 |
20.69 |
-13.0% |
(23) |
|
32 |
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN |
1,956 |
20.44 |
-14.0% |
(25) |
|
33 |
Milwaukee, WI |
2,395 |
19.72 |
-17.1% |
(30) |
|
Average |
3,171 |
|
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Source: Calculated from US Census Bureau data for 1990 |
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