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Mesa, AZ · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Mesa

Mesa ranks #90 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 33 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 34th percentile nationally and #5 of 8 in Arizona.

traffic-flow score
33
Some Fun
National rank
#90 of 134
In Arizona
#5 of 8
Percentile
34th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Mesa sits 17 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 Mesa

  1. T#87 Indianapolis, IN 35
  2. #89 Irvine, CA 34
  3. #90 Mesa, AZ — this page 33
  4. T#91 Detroit, MI 32
  5. T#91 Nashville, TN 32

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 Mesa

Mesa scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: