Congestion and Transportation Choice in Milwaukee, WI.

Milwaukee, WI has a Congestion Burden Index of 1.08; CBI.
Rank:34

 

Stuck in Traffic

Number of Workers Driving 521,993
Percent of Workforce Driving 86.9%
Number of Workers Not Driving 78,703
Percent of Workforce Not Driving 13.1%

62,962 more cars would be on the road in Milwaukee if every commuter drove to work.

 

Transportation Choice

1999 Hourly Miles of Transit Service per 1000 Persons:

2.62

1999 Lane Miles per 1000 Persons:

1.50

Milwaukee's Transportation Choice Ratio is 1.75.

 

How Residents of Milwaukee Get to Work

Took Transit:

6.6%

Walked:

4.2%

Bicycled:

0.3%

Worked at Home:

2.0%

Drove Alone, Carpooled, or Rode a Motorcycle:

86.9%

 

Milwaukee's Roadway Extent

Road Building Group:

High

Lane miles added since 1990:

18.4%

Change in Population since 1990

2.8%

 

Most Recent TTI Congestion Indicators (rank)

1999 Travel Rate Index: 1.24 (30)
1999 Roadway Congestion Index: 1.05 (33)
1999 Annual Delay per Capita: 22 hours (43)
1999 Percent Congested Daily Travel 29% (31)

 

 

All Statistics by Urbanized Area.  Data for this fact sheet from TTI, U.S. Census Bureau,
and the Federal Transit Administration.