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Providence, RI · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Providence

Providence ranks T#95 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 29 — Quiet. That puts it in the 30th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Rhode Island.

traffic-flow score
29
Quiet
National rank
T#95 of 134
In Rhode Island
#1 of 1
Percentile
30th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Providence sits 21 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 Providence

  1. #93 Tampa, FL 31
  2. #94 Denver, CO 30
  3. T#95 Providence, RI — this page 29
  4. #97 Plano, TX 28
  5. #98 St. Petersburg, FL 27

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 Providence

Providence scores 78 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: