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Atlanta, GA · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Atlanta

Atlanta ranks #106 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 21 — Quiet. That puts it in the 22nd percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Georgia.

traffic-flow score
21
Quiet
National rank
#106 of 134
In Georgia
#2 of 2
Percentile
22nd

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Atlanta sits 29 points below the median.

How traffic & commutes is measured

Congestion and the time lost to commuting.

The traffic-flow score is the flip side of our traffic measure — 100 minus the raw traffic score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data source: US Census commute-time data (ACS).

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Atlanta

  1. T#103 Seattle, WA 23
  2. #105 Orlando, FL 22
  3. #106 Atlanta, GA — this page 21
  4. T#107 Arlington, TX 20
  5. T#107 North Las Vegas, NV 20

See the full leaderboard — Cities with the lightest traffic →

Top US cities for easy commutes

  1. #1 Telluride, CO 100
  2. #2 Jackson, WY 99
  3. T#3 Aspen, CO 98
  4. T#3 Key West, FL 98
  5. #5 Park City, UT 97

More about Atlanta

Atlanta scores 88 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: