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Baltimore, MD · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Baltimore

Baltimore ranks T#116 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 14 — Quiet. That puts it in the 14th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Maryland.

traffic-flow score
14
Quiet
National rank
T#116 of 134
In Maryland
#1 of 1
Percentile
14th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Baltimore sits 36 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 Baltimore

  1. T#113 Glendale, AZ 16
  2. #115 Aurora, CO 15
  3. T#116 Baltimore, MD — this page 14
  4. T#118 Garland, TX 13
  5. T#118 Oakland, CA 13

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 Baltimore

Baltimore scores 76 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: