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Charleston, WV · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Charleston

Charleston ranks #10 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 93 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 93rd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in West Virginia.

traffic-flow score
93
Exceptional
National rank
#10 of 134
In West Virginia
#1 of 1
Percentile
93rd

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Charleston sits 43 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 Charleston

  1. T#7 Bismarck, ND 95
  2. #9 Lubbock, TX 94
  3. #10 Charleston, WV — this page 93
  4. T#11 Santa Barbara, CA 92
  5. T#11 Sioux Falls, SD 92

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 61 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: