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Kansas City, MO · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Kansas City

Kansas City ranks #50 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 63 — Fun. That puts it in the 63rd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Missouri.

traffic-flow score
63
Fun
National rank
#50 of 134
In Missouri
#1 of 2
Percentile
63rd

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Kansas City sits 13 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 Kansas City

  1. T#47 Laredo, TX 65
  2. #49 Richmond, VA 64
  3. #50 Kansas City, MO — this page 63
  4. T#51 Honolulu, HI 62
  5. T#51 Tucson, AZ 62

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 Kansas City

Kansas City scores 65 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: