Do you ever wonder how much time you waste in your car due to the traffic congestion in your town? Or more importantly, how much money that costs you each year? We have the answers!
Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Urban Mobility Scorecard, published in 2015, ranks 370 urban places in the U.S. Some of our beloved cities made the list.
Here’s how nine cities in the Palmetto State fared in that report.
- Charleston - North Charleston
Flickr/North Charleston Commuters in the Charleston - North Charleston area include people from all over the general market. It’s the number one spot in the state for costly and time-zapping delays. The average commuter here loses 40 hours per year to traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost, is a whopping $1,047.
- Columbia
Flickr/David The average commuter in Columbia spends 38 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $951.
- Myrtle Beach
Flickr/James Willamor The average commuter in Myrtle Beach spends 30 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $754.
- Greenville
Flickr/C Hanchey The average commuter in Greenville spends 24 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $602.
- Spartanburg
Facebook/City of Spartanburg The average commuter in Spartanburg spends 16 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $406.
Florence
Facebook/City of Florence The average commuter in Florence spends 14 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $326 a year.
Anderson
Flickr/Andy Perkins The average commuter in Anderson spends 13 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $323 a year.
Sumter
Facebook/City of Sumter, South Carolina The average commuter in Sumter spends 12 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $308 a year.
Mauldin - Simpsonville
Facebook/City of Mauldin, SC The average commuter from the Mauldin and Simpsonville areas spends 7 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $169.
Ok. So maybe there are some delays in these cities, but we think the overall quality of life overshadows any inconveniences the traffic may cause. Do you agree or disagree?
Flickr/North Charleston
Commuters in the Charleston - North Charleston area include people from all over the general market. It’s the number one spot in the state for costly and time-zapping delays. The average commuter here loses 40 hours per year to traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost, is a whopping $1,047.
Flickr/David
The average commuter in Columbia spends 38 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $951.
Flickr/James Willamor
The average commuter in Myrtle Beach spends 30 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $754.
Flickr/C Hanchey
The average commuter in Greenville spends 24 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $602.
Facebook/City of Spartanburg
The average commuter in Spartanburg spends 16 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $406.
Facebook/City of Florence
The average commuter in Florence spends 14 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $326 a year.
Flickr/Andy Perkins
The average commuter in Anderson spends 13 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $323 a year.
Facebook/City of Sumter, South Carolina
The average commuter in Sumter spends 12 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $308 a year.
Facebook/City of Mauldin, SC
The average commuter from the Mauldin and Simpsonville areas spends 7 hours per year in traffic delays. The value of those delays, in terms of both time and fuel cost is $169.
Did your city make the list?
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