Congestion and Transportation Choice in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN.

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN has a Congestion Burden Index of 1.14; CBI.
Rank:20

 

Stuck in Traffic

Number of Workers Driving 1,085,891
Percent of Workforce Driving 86.8%
Number of Workers Not Driving 165,457
Percent of Workforce Not Driving 13.2%

159,093 more cars would be on the road in Minneapolis-St. Paul if every commuter drove to work.

 

Transportation Choice

1999 Hourly Miles of Transit Service per 1000 Persons:

1.96

1999 Lane Miles per 1000 Persons:

1.23

Minneapolis-St. Paul's Transportation Choice Ratio is 1.59.

 

How Residents of Minneapolis-St. Paul Get to Work

Took Transit:

6.5%

Walked:

3.3%

Bicycled:

0.5%

Worked at Home:

3.0%

Drove Alone, Carpooled, or Rode a Motorcycle:

86.8%

 

Minneapolis-St. Paul's Roadway Extent

Road Building Group:

Medium

Lane miles added since 1990:

11.9%

Change in Population since 1990

15.9%

 

Most Recent TTI Congestion Indicators (rank)

1999 Travel Rate Index: 1.31 (15)
1999 Roadway Congestion Index: 1.20 (13)
1999 Annual Delay per Capita: 38 hours (17)
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.