A look at Houston's slow crawl through 6 miles
It took Houston drivers about 12.4 minutes to travel 6 miles on average in 2024.
Why it matters: Drivers want to get where they're going — fast. But public transit and pedestrian advocates point to these numbers as evidence that some cities are overwhelmed by cars and need to get serious about alternatives.
What they found: Houston drivers each spent an average of 47 hours stuck in rush-hour traffic in 2024, according to TomTom's annual Traffic Index, released this month.
Between the lines: Lots of factors go into how quickly you can drive 6 miles in a given city, including traffic congestion, construction, weather and sheer population density, like in New York City.
How it works: TomTom's report is based on a representative sample of data collected by "over 600 million devices" and "over 61 billion anonymous GPS data points around the world," the company says.
The numbers are based on city centers, "the densest areas that capture 20% of all trips within the city-connected area," per TomTom.
What we're watching: As more workers return to the office, commute times could grow even longer.
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