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Traffic & commutes in Charleston

Charleston ranks T#83 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 38 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 39th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in South Carolina.

traffic-flow score
38
Some Fun
National rank
T#83 of 134
In South Carolina
#2 of 2
Percentile
39th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Charleston sits 12 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 Charleston

  1. #81 Irving, TX 40
  2. #82 Portland, OR 39
  3. T#83 Charleston, SC — this page 38
  4. #85 San Antonio, TX 37
  5. #86 Santa Ana, CA 36

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 Charleston

Charleston scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: