Montgomery County Planning Department

Ranking of Top 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas By Congestion, 2000
Index Value
Rank*
Total Costs Rank**
Los Angeles, CA 1 1
San Francisco-Oakland, CA 2 4
Chicago, IL-Northwestern IN 3 3
Washington, DC-MD-VA 4 6
Seattle-Everett, WA 5 14
Miami-Hialeah, FL 5 11
Boston, MA 5 10
San Jose, CA 8 18
Denver, CO 8 16
New York, NY-Northeastern NJ 10 2
Phoenix, AZ 11 12
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA 11 25
Houston, TX 13 7
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN 13 17
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL 15 20
San Diego, CA 15 15
Atlanta, GA 17 9
Las Vegas, NV 18 29
San Bernardino-Riverside, CA 19 20
Detroit, MI 19 8
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 21 5
Sacramento, CA 22 26
Orlando, FL 23 24
Baltimore, MD 23 19
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 23 23

* Note: Index represents rank of highest to lowest areas for values calculated for daily vehicle-kilometers of travel, and per lane kilometer of travel.

** Note: Costs represent a ranking of highest to lowest areas in annual costs due to congestion based on delays and fuel consumption.
Source: Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center.