When I think of cities with the worst traffic, I think of those that are largely populated. To determine which cities in Nevada have the worst traffic, we used the website Sterling’s Best Places. We took 10 of the largest cities in Nevada and then ranked them according to average commute time. (We chose commute time because normally the more populated a city is, the more people will be on the roads during rush hour—affecting everyone’s commute time.)
So, according to population and commute time, here are the 10 cities in Nevada with the worst traffic:
- Mesquite
flickr/Ken Lund The average one-way commute in Mesquite, Nevada is approximately 13 minutes.
- Carson City
flickr/Patrick Nouhailler The average one-way commute in Carson City, Nevada is approximately 17 minutes.
- Reno
flickr/Prayitno The average one-way commute in Reno, Nevada is approximately 19 minutes.
- Sparks
flickr/Ken Lund The average one-way commute in Sparks, Nevada is approximately 22 minutes.
- Boulder City
flickr/rbasallote The average one-way commute in Boulder City, Nevada is approximately 22 minutes.
- Henderson
flickr/Jorge phil_websurfer polarcito.com.ar The average one-way commute in Henderson, Nevada is approximately 23 minutes.
- Las Vegas
flickr/Rain Rannu The average one-way commute in Las Vegas, Nevada is approximately 25 minutes.
- Elko
flickr/t.truckle The average one-way commute in Elko, Nevada is approximately 26 minutes.
- North Las Vegas
flickr/Thure Johnson The average one-way commute in North Las Vegas, Nevada is approximately 28 minutes.
- Fernley
flickr/Ken Lund The average one-way commute in Fernley, Nevada is approximately 31 minutes.
Did this ranking surprise you? Why or why not?
flickr/Ken Lund
The average one-way commute in Mesquite, Nevada is approximately 13 minutes.
flickr/Patrick Nouhailler
The average one-way commute in Carson City, Nevada is approximately 17 minutes.
flickr/Prayitno
The average one-way commute in Reno, Nevada is approximately 19 minutes.
The average one-way commute in Sparks, Nevada is approximately 22 minutes.
flickr/rbasallote
The average one-way commute in Boulder City, Nevada is approximately 22 minutes.
flickr/Jorge phil_websurfer polarcito.com.ar
The average one-way commute in Henderson, Nevada is approximately 23 minutes.
flickr/Rain Rannu
The average one-way commute in Las Vegas, Nevada is approximately 25 minutes.
flickr/t.truckle
The average one-way commute in Elko, Nevada is approximately 26 minutes.
flickr/Thure Johnson
The average one-way commute in North Las Vegas, Nevada is approximately 28 minutes.
The average one-way commute in Fernley, Nevada is approximately 31 minutes.
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