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Traffic & commutes in Minneapolis

Minneapolis ranks #53 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 61 — Fun. That puts it in the 61st percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Minnesota.

traffic-flow score
61
Fun
National rank
#53 of 134
In Minnesota
#2 of 2
Percentile
61st

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Minneapolis sits 11 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 Minneapolis

  1. T#51 Honolulu, HI 62
  2. T#51 Tucson, AZ 62
  3. #53 Minneapolis, MN — this page 61
  4. #54 St. Louis, MO 60
  5. T#55 Durham, NC 59

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 Minneapolis

Minneapolis scores 84 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: