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Boise, ID · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Boise

Boise ranks #22 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 84 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 84th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Idaho.

traffic-flow score
84
Very Fun
National rank
#22 of 134
In Idaho
#1 of 1
Percentile
84th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Boise sits 34 points above 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 Boise

  1. T#19 Gatlinburg, TN 86
  2. #21 Anchorage, AK 85
  3. #22 Boise, ID — this page 84
  4. T#23 Portland, ME 83
  5. T#23 Tulsa, OK 83

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 Boise

Boise scores 80 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: