LOS ANGELES — The busiest travel corridor in the U.S. is Interstate 5 from Euclid Avenue to Interstate 605.

That’s according to the INRIX 2021 Global Traffic Scorecard, which found drivers were delayed 22 minutes when traveling the corridor at 4 p.m.

What You Need To Know

  • The busiest travel corridor in the U.S. is Interstate 5 from Euclid Avenue to Interstate 605, according to the INRIX 2021 Global Traffic Scorecard

  • Los Angeles traffic is the sixth most congested urban area in the U.S. in 2021

  • In 2020, LA was the fifth most congested urban area in the U.S.

  • This year, the average American driver lost 36 hours, and $564 in wasted time, because of traffic congestion

 

But there is good news. Los Angeles has dropped to sixth place when it comes to the country’s worst traffic. New York takes the top honor as the most congested urban area in the U.S., followed by Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Miami. In 2020, LA ranked fifth. In 2021, LA drivers lost 40% fewer hours to traffic congestion, according to the report.

This year, the average American driver lost 36 hours, and $564 in wasted time, because of traffic congestion. That’s a ten-hour increase from 2020 but is 63 hours below pre-pandemic levels, the report found.

“COVID-19’s impact on transportation has continued through 2021, transforming when, where and how people move,” said Bob Pishue, transportation analyst for INRIX, which analyzed congestion and mobility trends in more than 1,000 cities across 50 countries during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

“The most notable change to commuting during the pandemic — other than reduced travel times and volumes — was the lack of downtown travel,” he said.

Downtown trips in LA fell 28% this year, according to INRIX, largely due to employees continuing to work remotely.