Denver, CO traffic

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Denver, CO2024 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
387
Average travel time per 10 km
14
min
26
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
41.6km/h
0.5 km/h slower than in 2023
Total distance driven
6.2billion km
154 thousand trips around the Earth
Worst day to travel in 2024
December 13, Friday
18 min 12 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
35%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
286
Average congestion level
27%
2%p more than in 2023
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Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Denver, CO depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Denver, CO 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
16 min 12 sec
37.0 km/h
Average speed
39%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
19 min 36 sec
30.6 km/h
Average speed
58%
Congestion level
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evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
44 hours = 1 day, 20 hours
3 h 6 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Denver, CO

What did traffic look like over a week in Denver, CO?
One way commute
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