Dallas-Fort Worth commuters have a harder time getting off the roads than many others, new study shows.
Consolation prize: Drivers in the Greater Houston area spend more time in rush-hour traffic than those in Dallas-Fort Worth, according to CoPilot.While the pandemic saw more people working from home, presumably freeing up space on the road, Dallas-Fort Worth commuters are still spending some 71 hours in rush-hour traffic every year.
According to the study, rush-hour traffic adds more than 14 minutes to the average American’s daily commute. That comes out to more than 60 hours a year. In North Texas, commuters spent an extra 17 minutes in traffic because of rush hour, adding up to about 71 hours a year. That’s nothing compared to the New York metro area, No. 1 on CoPilot’s list. Drivers there spend an extra half hour on the road every day because of traffic, 132 hours annually.
"Despite these improvements, workers in certain locations continue to face crippling traffic delays during certain times of the day," CoPilot wrote in its report.There are still plenty of people working on site, and a vast majority of them get to work by car. About 66% of these workers drive to their job alone, while some 7.8% carpool. Most employees, 76%, use private transportation to get to work. Fewer than 3% use public transportation, and another 6.
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