The U.S. Cities With The Worst Traffic Problems
Traffic
Washington D.C. comes second in the U.S. congestion league with commuters traveling by automobile losing 155 hours last year on average. Chicago came third with 138 hours lost to traffic while New York City and Los Angeles came fourth and fifth with 133 and 128 hours lost respectively. Nationwide, 97 hours were lost on average while the total cost was $87 billion in 2018. There was criticism of INRIX's methodology from some quarters and several observers pointed out that while trips can be more congested in dense cities like Boston, they are generally do not take as long as in sprawling regions such as Los Angeles where greater distances are involved.

Description
This chart shows average hours lost to congestion per driver in major U.S. cities in 2018.