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Traffic & commutes in Memphis

Memphis ranks T#39 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 71 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 72nd percentile nationally and #2 of 3 in Tennessee.

traffic-flow score
71
Very Fun
National rank
T#39 of 134
In Tennessee
#2 of 3
Percentile
72nd

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Memphis sits 21 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 Memphis

  1. #37 Baton Rouge, LA 73
  2. #38 Santa Fe, NM 72
  3. T#39 Memphis, TN — this page 71
  4. #41 Corpus Christi, TX 70
  5. #42 Sedona, AZ 69

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 Memphis

Memphis scores 14 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: