Philadelphia, PA traffic

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Philadelphia, PA2024 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
230
Average travel time per 10 km
19
min
35
s
40 s more than in 2023
Average speed
30.6km/h
1.1 km/h slower than in 2023
Total distance driven
4.3billion km
106.3 thousand trips around the Earth
Worst day to travel in 2024
May 8, Wednesday
22 min 1 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
33%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
378
Average congestion level
22%
2%p more than in 2023
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Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Philadelphia, PA depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Philadelphia, PA 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 23 sec
28.0 km/h
Average speed
32%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
23 min 41 sec
25.3 km/h
Average speed
42%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
46 hours = 1 day, 22 hours
4 h 26 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Philadelphia, PA

What did traffic look like over a week in Philadelphia, PA?
One way commute
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16 min 13 s16 min
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15 min 55 s16 min
13 min 42 s14 min
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11 min 57 s12 min
14 min 28 s14 min
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21 min 33 s22 min
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16 min 7 s16 min
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15 min 22 s15 min
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14 min 55 s15 min
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16 min 30 s17 min
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15 min 34 s16 min
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11 min 48 s12 min
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14 min 56 s15 min
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16 min 51 s17 min
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15 min 53 s16 min
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16 min 56 s17 min
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13 min 35 s14 min
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14 min 29 s14 min
18 min 26 s18 min
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18 min 27 s18 min
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