Chicago, IL traffic
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Chicago, IL2024 traffic
Work rank 2024
Travel time
218
Average travel time per 10 km
19
min
51 s
40 s more than in 2023
Average speed
30.2km/h
0.9 km/h slower than in 2023
Total distance driven
7.5billion km
186.4 thousand trips around the Earth
Worst day to travel in 2024
November 21, Thursday
24 min 33 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
52%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
187
Average congestion level
31%
3%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
2024
2023
Traffic pattern
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Average congestion level
11%
15%
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25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Opacity
How busy was Chicago, IL 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
21 min 31 sec27.9 km/h
Average speed
39%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
27 min 55 sec21.5 km/h
Average speed
66%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
65 hours = 2 days, 17 hours
3 h 7 min more than in 2023
Driving patterns in Chicago, IL
One way commute
km
- Travel time
- Congestion level
- Speed
- Volume
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Sun
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Mon
13 min 37 s14 min
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13 min 45 s14 min
Tue
13 min 2 s13 min
12 min 37 s13 min
12 min 4 s12 min
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10 min 45 s11 min
11 min 29 s11 min
14 min 31 s15 min
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Wed
13 min 14 s13 min
12 min 56 s13 min
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10 min 39 s11 min
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14 min 25 s14 min
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24 min 56 s25 min
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Thu
13 min 41 s14 min
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10 min 37 s11 min
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18 min 36 s19 min
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Fri
14 min 31 s15 min
13 min 56 s14 min
13 min 16 s13 min
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Sat
16 min 24 s16 min
15 min 39 s16 min
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11 min 39 s12 min
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21 min 48 s22 min
19 min 52 s20 min
19 min 15 s19 min
19 min 32 s20 min
18 min 33 s19 min
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