Newark, NJ · the CityFunIndex
Traffic & commutes in Newark
Newark ranks T#128 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 9 — Quiet. That puts it in the 5th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in New Jersey.
- traffic-flow score
- 9
- Quiet
- National rank
- T#128 of 134
- In New Jersey
- #1 of 2
- Percentile
- 5th
The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Newark sits 41 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 Newark
- T#125 Los Angeles, CA 10
- T#125 Riverside, CA 10
- T#128 Newark, NJ — this page 9
- T#131 Chicago, IL 8
- T#131 Jersey City, NJ 8
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More about Newark
Newark scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: