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Milwaukee, WI · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Milwaukee

Milwaukee ranks #57 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 58 — Fun. That puts it in the 58th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Wisconsin.

traffic-flow score
58
Fun
National rank
#57 of 134
In Wisconsin
#2 of 2
Percentile
58th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Milwaukee sits 8 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 Milwaukee

  1. T#55 Durham, NC 59
  2. T#55 Oklahoma City, OK 59
  3. #57 Milwaukee, WI — this page 58
  4. #58 Albuquerque, NM 57
  5. T#59 Cincinnati, OH 56

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 Milwaukee

Milwaukee scores 70 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: