Congestion and Transportation Choice in Houston, TX.
Houston, TX has a Congestion Burden Index of 1.20; CBI.
Rank:8
Stuck in Traffic
| Number of Workers Driving | 1,363,818 |
| Percent of Workforce Driving | 90.2% |
| Number of Workers Not Driving | 147,997 |
| Percent of Workforce Not Driving | 9.8% |
140,950 more cars would be on the road in Houston if every commuter drove to work. Transportation Choice 1999 Hourly Miles of Transit
Service per 1000 Persons:
1.61
1.67
1999
Lane Miles per 1000 Persons:
Houston's Transportation Choice Ratio is 0.96.
How Residents of Houston Get to Work
|
Took Transit: |
5.2% |
| Walked: |
2.3% |
| Bicycled: |
0.3% |
| Worked at Home: |
2.0% |
| Drove Alone, Carpooled, or Rode a Motorcycle: |
90.2% |
Houston's Roadway Extent
|
Road Building Group: |
High |
| Lane miles added since 1990: |
39.3% |
| Change in Population since 1990 |
8.7% |
Most Recent TTI Congestion Indicators (rank)
| 1999 Travel Rate Index: | 1.33 (12) |
| 1999 Roadway Congestion Index: | 1.10 (26) |
| 1999 Annual Delay per Capita: | 50 hours (4) |
| 1999 Percent Congested Daily Travel | 33% (18) |
All Statistics by Urbanized Area. Data
for this fact sheet from TTI, U.S. Census Bureau,
and the Federal Transit Administration.