Columbia, SC traffic

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Columbia, SC2024 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
248
Average travel time per 10 km
19
min
5
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
31.4km/h
0.3 km/h slower than in 2023
Total distance driven
672.4million km
16.8 thousand trips around the Earth
Worst day to travel in 2024
September 21, Saturday
22 min 25 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
39%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
361
Average congestion level
23%
2%p more than in 2023
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Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Columbia, SC depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Columbia, SC 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
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Rush hour
morning
Time taken to travel 10 km
19 min 22 sec
31.0 km/h
Average speed
29%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
22 min 16 sec
27.0 km/h
Average speed
44%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
42 hours = 1 day, 18 hours
18 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Columbia, SC

What did traffic look like over a week in Columbia, SC?
One way commute
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15 min 48 s16 min
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16 min 14 s16 min
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16 min 19 s16 min
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16 min 33 s17 min
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17 min 53 s18 min
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