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We've all been there. You're sitting in bumper-to-bumper gridlock on I-35, 30 minutes away from your nearby destination, and thinking, "This is the worst traffic ever."

The newly released INRIX 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard — which uses three years of transportation data to compare traffic patterns in 900+ cities across the globe — provides some perspective.

Austin ranked No. 22 in the study's list of the most congested urban areas in the US. Here are more facts from 2024 to zoom through:

Austinites lost a total of 39 hours in traffic, compared to No. 1 New York City's 102 hours.
Austin saw a 3% delay change, defined as the difference in travel time between overnight and peak hours.
On average, Austin drivers lost $698 each due to traffic.
Traffic cost the city $700 million.
The average speed Downtown was 17 mph.

Cruise over to the full scorecard for more statistics.