Charlotte, NC traffic

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Charlotte, NC2024 traffic
Congestion levels, travel times and speeds are based on worldwide trip data spanning more than 737 billion km anonymously collected during the year from drivers within the larger metropolitan area (“metro”) and central city area (“city center”) throughout the complete road network — including fast roads and highways crossing this area.


Work rank 2024
Travel time
435
Average travel time per 10 km
12
min
44
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
47.1km/h
0.9 km/h slower than in 2023
Total distance driven
4.3billion km
107.1 thousand trips around the Earth
Worst day to travel in 2024
December 10, Tuesday
15 min 44 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
43%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
321
Average congestion level
25%
3%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Charlotte, NC depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Charlotte, NC during rush hour?

Let's take a closer look at rush hour. How much extra time was spent idling in traffic? What was the average speed?
One way commute
km


Rush hour
morning
Time taken to travel 10 km
14 min 37 sec
41.1 km/h
Average speed
40%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
17 min 25 sec
34.4 km/h
Average speed
59%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
40 hours = 1 day, 16 hours
3 h 12 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Charlotte, NC

What did traffic look like over a week in Charlotte, NC?
One way commute
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9 min 48 s10 min
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9 min 26 s9 min
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10 min 35 s11 min
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9 min 40 s10 min
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9 min 59 s10 min
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11 min 3 s11 min
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