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Traffic & commutes in Portland

Portland ranks #82 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 39 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 40th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Oregon.

traffic-flow score
39
Some Fun
National rank
#82 of 134
In Oregon
#2 of 2
Percentile
40th

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

  1. T#79 Jacksonville, FL 41
  2. #81 Irving, TX 40
  3. #82 Portland, OR — this page 39
  4. T#83 Charleston, SC 38
  5. T#83 Henderson, NV 38

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 81 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: