A new report by navigational device company TomTom says two West Coast cities have the country’s worst traffic-clogged commutes and that booming metro areas in the South, including Atlanta, have plenty of traffic misery of their own.
The TomTom Traffic Index 2016 says Los Angeles is the most traffic-clogged U.S. city. Atlanta is ranked No. 13.
The Top 20 most traffic-clogged cities, according to TomTom are:
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
- New York
- Seattle
- San Jose
- Honolulu
- Miami
- Washington
- Portland
- Chicago
- Houston
- Boston
- Atlanta
- San Diego
- Tampa
- Orlando
- Philadelphia
- Baton Rouge
- Nashville
- New Orleans
About the traffic index:
The TomTom Traffic Index measures congestion on the road networks of 295 cities around the world. The company says it has built a database with 14 trillion historical travel time measurements that provide detailed and accurate traffic updates for drivers in 50 countries.