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Boulder, CO · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Boulder

Boulder ranks #13 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 91 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 91st percentile nationally and #3 of 6 in Colorado.

traffic-flow score
91
Exceptional
National rank
#13 of 134
In Colorado
#3 of 6
Percentile
91st

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Boulder sits 41 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 Boulder

  1. T#11 Santa Barbara, CA 92
  2. T#11 Sioux Falls, SD 92
  3. #13 Boulder, CO — this page 91
  4. #14 Asheville, NC 90
  5. T#15 Lincoln, NE 89

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 Boulder

Boulder scores 77 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: