Raleigh, NC traffic

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Raleigh, NC2024 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
469
Average travel time per 10 km
10
min
47
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
55.6km/h
0.6 km/h slower than in 2023
Total distance driven
4.1billion km
103 thousand trips around the Earth
Worst day to travel in 2024
October 19, Saturday
12 min 49 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
39%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
435
Average congestion level
18%
2%p more than in 2023
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Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Raleigh, NC depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Raleigh, NC 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
11 min 44 sec
51.1 km/h
Average speed
29%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
13 min 1 sec
46.1 km/h
Average speed
38%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
23 hours
2 h 21 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Raleigh, NC

What did traffic look like over a week in Raleigh, NC?
One way commute
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9 min 46 s10 min
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9 min 10 s9 min
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9 min 22 s9 min
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10 min 29 s10 min
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