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Raleigh, NC · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Raleigh

Raleigh ranks T#66 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 50 — Fun. That puts it in the 51st percentile nationally and #5 of 6 in North Carolina.

traffic-flow score
50
Fun
National rank
T#66 of 134
In North Carolina
#5 of 6
Percentile
51st

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Raleigh sits right at 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 Raleigh

  1. T#63 Pittsburgh, PA 53
  2. #65 Norfolk, VA 52
  3. T#66 Raleigh, NC — this page 50
  4. #70 Hartford, CT 48
  5. T#71 El Paso, TX 47

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 Raleigh

Raleigh scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: