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Work Trip Travel Time
by Urban Area: USA 2000

URBAN AREAS (Areas of Contiguous Urbanization)
Size Classification Average Work Trip Travel Time (Minutes) Estimated Travel Distance Relative to Urban Area Radius Median Household Income Cases
Over 5,000,000 30.8 0.64 $48,099 4
2,500,000 - 5,000,000 28.1 0.82 $49,962 11
1,000,000 - 2,500,000 24.6 1.08 $44,776 22
500,000 - 1,000,000 22.8 1.31 $44,323 34
250,000 - 500,000 22.0 1.73 $41,152 55
100,000 - 250,000 21.6 2.42 $40,410 131
50,000 - 100,000 20.3 3.28 $38,435 195
25,000 - 50,000 19.5 4.21 $34,754 244
10,000 - 25,000 20.2 6.55 $34,321 677
5,000 - 10,000 21.1 9.55 $34,006 904
2,500 - 5,000 22.2 14.31 $33,132 1,312
All 21.3 9.48 $34,609 3,589
         
Average of urban areas from 2000 US Census    
Estimated Travel Distance Relative to Urban Area Radius: Assumes NHTS average work trip travel speed of 32.6 and urban area radius if a circle (actual distances vary based upon traffic speeds in individual urban areas)

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