The worst commutes
According to TheDailyBeast.com, America’s traffic congestion is predictably centered around some of the largest urban hubs in America. The report outlines commute times, speeds and expert opinions as to why each city appears in their list.
Below, we outlined the top 50 worst commutes in America, and interestingly, California occupying 14% of the list and Texas occupying 10%, the two states alone account for a quarter of the worst commutes:
- Hollywood Freeway, Los Angeles
- Lunalilo Freeway, Honolulu
- Capital Beltway around Washington DC
- IH-35, Austin
- James Lick Freeway (US 101), San Francisco
- Cross Bronx Expressway, New York City
- I-5, Seattle
- I-95, Bridgeport, CT
- Kennedy Expressway, Chicago
- Airport Expressway (State Road 112), Miami
- Bayshore Freeway (US 101), San Jose
- Loop 610 around Houston
- I-10, Baton Rouge
- Southeast Expressway, Boston
- Loop 820 around Dallas-Fort Worth
- I-5, Portland, OR
- I-494, Minneapolis-St. Paul
- I-264, Virginia Beach
- San Diego Freeway (I-5), San Diego
- Schuylkill Expressway, Philadelphia
- Baltimore Beltway around Baltimore
- I-75, Atlanta
- I-275, Tampa
- I-25, Denver
- Riverside Freeway, Riverside, CA
- Ronald Reagan Freeway, Oxnard, CA
- I-10, New Orleans
- I-91, New Haven
- Papago Freeway (I-10), Phoenix
- Penn Lincoln parkway (I-376), Pittsburgh
- Capital City Freeway, Sacramento
- I-15, Las Vegas
- I-84, Hartford, CT
- I-94, Milwaukee
- East Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC
- I-75, Cincinnati
- I-65, Birmingham, AL
- Loop 410 around San Antonio
- Edsel Ford Freeway (I-94), Detroit
- I-10, El Paso
- I-195, Providence
- I-90, Cleveland
- I-26, Charleston, SC
- I-40, Nashville
- I-270, St. Louis
- I-4, Orlando
- I-24, Chattanooga
- I-95, Jacksonville
- I-65, Louisville
- I-40, Raleigh, NC
Commutes in your ‘hood?
Do commutes in your area effect buyers’ purchases and how do you overcome objections of high traffic areas or do you yourself try to avoid them? Looking at comments of the commute list is interesting in gauging perception of where people live. What are commutes like in your neighborhood?
Lani is the COO and News Director at The American Genius, has co-authored a book, co-founded BASHH, Austin Digital Jobs, Remote Digital Jobs, and is a seasoned business writer and editorialist with a penchant for the irreverent.

Louis Blass
February 21, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Tucson’s commute can be pretty bad, too… considering the lack of Freeways, but I’m sure the traffic is nothing compared to these cities!