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Traffic & commutes in Portland

Portland ranks T#23 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 83 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 84th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Maine.

traffic-flow score
83
Very Fun
National rank
T#23 of 134
In Maine
#1 of 1
Percentile
84th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Portland sits 33 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 Portland

  1. #21 Anchorage, AK 85
  2. #22 Boise, ID 84
  3. T#23 Portland, ME — this page 83
  4. #25 Madison, WI 82
  5. #26 Des Moines, IA 81

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 Portland

Portland scores 100 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: