Los Angeles, CA traffic

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Los Angeles, CA2024 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
329
Average travel time per 10 km
16
min
27
s
20 s more than in 2023
Average speed
36.5km/h
0.6 km/h slower than in 2023
Total distance driven
12.6billion km
314.8 thousand trips around the Earth
Worst day to travel in 2024
February 14, Wednesday
20 min 18 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
66%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
20
Average congestion level
43%
2%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Los Angeles, CA depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Los Angeles, CA 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
19 min 51 sec
30.2 km/h
Average speed
63%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
24 min 47 sec
24.2 km/h
Average speed
88%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
74 hours = 3 days, 2 hours
2 h 42 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Los Angeles, CA

What did traffic look like over a week in Los Angeles, CA?
One way commute
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  • Speed
  • Volume
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Sun
11 min 17 s11 min
10 min 53 s11 min
10 min 42 s11 min
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9 min 46 s10 min
9 min 21 s9 min
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13 min 37 s14 min
12 min 55 s13 min
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11 min 9 s11 min
10 min 37 s11 min
Mon
10 min 23 s10 min
10 min 20 s10 min
10 min 9 s10 min
9 min 28 s9 min
8 min 39 s9 min
9 min 34 s10 min
13 min 10 s13 min
17 min 39 s18 min
18 min 30 s19 min
15 min 49 s16 min
14 min 42 s15 min
14 min 37 s15 min
15 min 21 s15 min
15 min 48 s16 min
17 min 17 s17 min
19 min 36 s20 min
21 min 9 s21 min
21 min 44 s22 min
17 min 51 s18 min
13 min 50 s14 min
12 min 27 s12 min
11 min 41 s12 min
11 min 13 s11 min
10 min 46 s11 min
Tue
10 min 39 s11 min
10 min 33 s11 min
10 min 16 s10 min
9 min 27 s9 min
8 min 37 s9 min
9 min 49 s10 min
14 min 7 s14 min
19 min 37 s20 min
21 min 14 s21 min
18 min 21 s18 min
16 min 31 s17 min
15 min 48 s16 min
16 min 13 s16 min
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21 min 38 s22 min
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25 min 40 s26 min
21 min 30 s22 min
15 min 55 s16 min
13 min 11 s13 min
12 min 9 s12 min
11 min 37 s12 min
10 min 56 s11 min
Wed
10 min 43 s11 min
10 min 39 s11 min
10 min 23 s10 min
9 min 31 s10 min
8 min 40 s9 min
9 min 51 s10 min
14 min 7 s14 min
19 min 24 s19 min
20 min 56 s21 min
18 min 21 s18 min
16 min 45 s17 min
16 min 13 s16 min
16 min 42 s17 min
17 min 22 s17 min
19 min 32 s20 min
22 min 37 s23 min
24 min 57 s25 min
26 min 31 s27 min
22 min 25 s22 min
16 min 44 s17 min
13 min 39 s14 min
12 min 27 s12 min
11 min 48 s12 min
11 min 1 s11 min
Thu
10 min 46 s11 min
10 min 37 s11 min
10 min 18 s10 min
9 min 30 s10 min
8 min 41 s9 min
9 min 51 s10 min
14 min 5 s14 min
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20 min 41 s21 min
17 min 55 s18 min
16 min 33 s17 min
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16 min 57 s17 min
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24 min 42 s25 min
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22 min 4 s22 min
16 min 54 s17 min
14 min 2 s14 min
12 min 35 s13 min
11 min 57 s12 min
11 min 11 s11 min
Fri
10 min 47 s11 min
10 min 36 s11 min
10 min 19 s10 min
9 min 37 s10 min
8 min 47 s9 min
9 min 40 s10 min
12 min 57 s13 min
17 min 5 s17 min
17 min 48 s18 min
15 min 43 s16 min
15 min 38 s16 min
16 min 21 s16 min
18 min 1 s18 min
19 min 29 s19 min
21 min 30 s22 min
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24 min 6 s24 min
23 min 52 s24 min
20 min 47 s21 min
17 min 28 s17 min
14 min 58 s15 min
13 min 46 s14 min
13 min 16 s13 min
12 min 13 s12 min
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11 min 28 s11 min
10 min 59 s11 min
10 min 42 s11 min
10 min 15 s10 min
9 min 36 s10 min
9 min 16 s9 min
9 min 33 s10 min
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14 min 28 s14 min
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16 min 16 s16 min
14 min 23 s14 min
13 min 40 s14 min
13 min 27 s13 min
12 min 27 s12 min
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