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Phoenix, AZ · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Phoenix

Phoenix ranks T#99 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 26 — Quiet. That puts it in the 27th percentile nationally and #6 of 8 in Arizona.

traffic-flow score
26
Quiet
National rank
T#99 of 134
In Arizona
#6 of 8
Percentile
27th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Phoenix sits 24 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 Phoenix

  1. #97 Plano, TX 28
  2. #98 St. Petersburg, FL 27
  3. T#99 Phoenix, AZ — this page 26
  4. #101 Dallas, TX 25
  5. #102 Chesapeake, VA 24

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 Phoenix

Phoenix scores 40 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: