According to the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard, travel delays due to traffic congestion caused drivers to waste more than 3 billion gallons of fuel, costing on average, $960 per commuter. I was surprised to see DC leapfrog Los Angeles to claim the dubious honor of worst commute in America. According to the rankings, Boston commuters lose 64 hours each year; 5th worst traffic in the US.
Who has the worst gridlock? Below are the 10 worst average annual traffic delays per commuter in hours for urban areas with at least 3 million people.
Washington, DC – 82 hours
Los Angeles -80 hours
San Francisco – 78 hours
New York City – 74 hours
Boston – 64 hours
Seattle – 63 hours
Chicago – 61 hours
Houston – 61 hours
Dallas – Fort Worth – 53 hours
Atlanta – 52 hours
Detroit – 52 hours
Miami – 52 hours
I’m so happy to miss out on this headache. I’ve not driven to work since 1999 and if I can help it I’ll never go back to commuting by car ever again. How do you get to work? Do you drive to work each day?
BosGuy 
Commuter Rail into Boston South Station and from there the Red Line out to North Quincy station. Job is about an eight minute walk from the station. However sometimes I work out of the Boston office on Congress St.
I am thinking of purchasing a car though – I spend quite a bit on Zipcar monthly and that would net me a car payment.
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Is it a coincidence that all but one of those cities listed are controlled by Democrats?
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I reverse commute 30 miles each way in DFW. Leave the house at 7a to beat morning traffic, work, gym at the office then get home around 8p. Don’t get to work from home nearly enough, but refuse to move to the ‘burbs. Traffic is worse out there.
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