Most Congested Cities in the US
Most Congested Cities in the US
The visualization this week is based on the Global Traffic Score report by INRIX. They measure the time lost due to traffic congestion and its corresponding monetary value.
My Visualization
This visualization is a table with four columns – Urban area, global rank of congestion, annual hours lost from congestion, and change from 2024. The last two columns are presented as bar charts.
AI-assisted Visualization
Below is an AI-assisted Plotly version that uses the broader INRIX urban-area impact table to show where major U.S. metros sit within the global traffic picture.
Insights
- There are four US cities among the top 10 most congested cities in the world – Chicago (3rd), NYC (4th), Philadelphia (5th), and Los Angeles (10th);
- Most of these top congested US cities saw an increase in hours lost compared to 2024. The two with the most significantly worse traffic conditions are Philadelphia (31%) and Baltimore (31%).
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