Tucson - Pima Association of Governments

Regional Comparison
The following chart shows how the Tucson region compares to
other similarly sized or western metropolitan regions in terms
of transportation system performance. The Tucson region has a
higher number of bike, pedestrian and transit commuters than
many other communities. Commute time is about average, and
Pima County has the 3rd highest traffic fatality rate as compared
to other communities in this set. Note: Data refer to a variety of
geographic scales and should be used for comparative purposes
only.
Regional Comparison
Population Drive to Work Public Travel Time Travel Time Freeway Daily Transit Traffic
City MSA* Alone♎ Carpool♎ Transportation♎ Walk♎ Bike♎ to Work☨ Index# Miles# Ridership♈ Fatalities♓
Tucson, AZ 980,263 75.74% 10.97% 2.51% 2.67% 1.32% 23.9 1.11 253 57,117 10.81
Fresno, CA 930,450 76.31% 12.64% 1.47% 2.17% 0.60% 21.5 1.07 303 48,844 12.04
Albuquerque, NM 887,077 78.47% 11.53% 1.66% 1.80% 0.88% 23.6 1.10 338 34,579 7.40
Rochester, NY 1,054,323 81.52% 8.41% 2.05% 3.49% 0.42% 20.4 1.05 550 47,229 6.58
Oklahoma City, OK 1,252,987 88.26% 11.74% 0.55% 1.66% 0.30% 21.4 1.10 778 7,687 11.20
Tulsa, Ok 937,478 81.61% 11.25% 0.52% 1.46% 0.14% 20.9 1.08 758 7,446 9.45
El Paso, TX 800,647 79.45% 11.01% 1.85% 2.13% 0.13% 22.4 1.16 449 41,028 6.87
Austin, TX 1,716,289 75.14% 12.02% 2.61% 1.69% 0.62% 25.3 1.28 836 98,245 7.62
Portland, OR 2,226,009 71.43% 10.13% 6.17% 3.28% 2.01% 24.8 1.25 793 285,978 4.22
McAllen, TX 774,769 76.63% 13.69% 0.34% 1.39% 0.16% 21.0 1.10 306 294 9.03
Salt Lake City, UT 1,124,197 75.97% 12.10% 3.24% 2.28% 0.80% 22.2 1.11 576 105,106 5.44
Las Vegas, NV 1,951,269 78.17% 11.54% 3.64% 1.81% 0.46% 24.3 1.24 566 157,299 7.40
Phoenix, AZ 4,192,887 75.83% 12.75% 2.21% 1.70% 0.73% 26.2 1.21 1,594 160,577 8.17
Notes:
*Source: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census for Metropolitan
Statistical Areas
♎Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2010 American Community
Survey, Table B08301 Means of Transportation to Work for
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
☨Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2010 American Community
Survey, Table DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics for
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
#Source: Texas Transportation Institute, 2011 Annual Urban Mobility
Report Summary Tables. Urban Area Data Only (note: Urban
Area refers only to locations exceeding a density of 1,000 people
per square mile) Travel Time Index (TTI) is a congestion measure
developed by the Texas Transportation Institute that measures the
ratio of travel time during peak-period to travel time during free
flow conditions.
♈Source: Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database
♓(Traffic Fatalities per 100,000 Population) source: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting
System. Fatality rate based on county level data of principle county
within the Metropolitan Statistical Area.