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Traffic & commutes in Buffalo

Buffalo ranks #29 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 79 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 79th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in New York.

traffic-flow score
79
Very Fun
National rank
#29 of 134
In New York
#1 of 2
Percentile
79th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Buffalo sits 29 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 Buffalo

  1. T#27 Omaha, NE 80
  2. T#27 Toledo, OH 80
  3. #29 Buffalo, NY — this page 79
  4. #30 Jackson, MS 78
  5. T#31 Reno, NV 77

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 Buffalo

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