PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — Portland ranks as the 7th worst city for traffic in the U.S., according to a new report published in the Consumer Affairs Journal of Consumer Research .
Consumer Affairs determined its ranking by compiling traffic data for 49 major U.S. cities. The data focused on congestion, longest travel times and most fatal crashes. According to the results, Portland’s average commute time is below the national average at 25 minutes. However, the city’s average daily congestion time was bad enough to push Portland into the top 10 worst cities for traffic.
“Another city along I-5 finds its way into the top 10, as Portland faces the fourth-most daily congestion, lasting more than 6.5 hours per day,” the report reads. “The congestion doesn’t have a severe effect on commute time, though, as Portland’s average travel time to work, at 25 minutes, ranks in the bottom third of our list and below the national average.”
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