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Detroit, MI · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Detroit

Detroit ranks T#91 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 32 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 33rd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Michigan.

traffic-flow score
32
Some Fun
National rank
T#91 of 134
In Michigan
#1 of 1
Percentile
33rd

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Detroit sits 18 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 Detroit

  1. #89 Irvine, CA 34
  2. #90 Mesa, AZ 33
  3. T#91 Detroit, MI — this page 32
  4. #93 Tampa, FL 31
  5. #94 Denver, CO 30

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 Detroit

Detroit scores 45 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: