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Traffic & commutes in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara ranks T#11 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 92 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 93rd percentile nationally and #1 of 18 in California.

traffic-flow score
92
Exceptional
National rank
T#11 of 134
In California
#1 of 18
Percentile
93rd

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Santa Barbara sits 42 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 Santa Barbara

  1. #9 Lubbock, TX 94
  2. #10 Charleston, WV 93
  3. T#11 Santa Barbara, CA — this page 92
  4. #13 Boulder, CO 91
  5. #14 Asheville, NC 90

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 Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara scores 83 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: