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Richmond, VA · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Richmond

Richmond ranks #49 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 64 — Fun. That puts it in the 64th percentile nationally and #1 of 4 in Virginia.

traffic-flow score
64
Fun
National rank
#49 of 134
In Virginia
#1 of 4
Percentile
64th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Richmond sits 14 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 Richmond

  1. T#47 Greensboro, NC 65
  2. T#47 Laredo, TX 65
  3. #49 Richmond, VA — this page 64
  4. #50 Kansas City, MO 63
  5. T#51 Honolulu, HI 62

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 Richmond

Richmond scores 91 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: