"Texas A&M's Transportation Institute released its 2025 Urban Mobility Report, analyzing traffic delays across nearly 500 U.S. cities. Surprisingly, the report found Mondays are the least congested weekday compared to longer delays spreading to midday, midweek and even weekends. Article continues below this ad The report explained that while the volume of traffic has returned, researchers have discovered similar travel patterns nationwide that have shifted from the traditional weekday rush hours. In fact, the worst traffic day happens midweek, especially on Thursday afternoons."
""The numbers show more traffic than we've ever seen, but also a different kind of traffic," David Schrank, Texas A&M Transportation Institute senior research scientist and lead author of the study, said in a release. "Hybrid work capabilities, online shopping and other changes in our daily lives have reshaped when and where congestion happens. This can create more unpredictability and make travel harder to plan.""
Traffic delays analyzed across nearly 500 U.S. cities show Mondays have the least weekday congestion while delays extend into midday, midweek and weekends. Midweek, particularly Thursday afternoons, now often produces the worst congestion. Overall traffic volume has returned, but travel patterns nationwide have shifted away from traditional weekday rush hours. Hybrid work schedules, online shopping and other lifestyle changes have reshaped when and where congestion occurs, increasing unpredictability for travelers. Off-peak travel increases began after the COVID-19 pandemic when remote and hybrid schedules eased peak periods. In Austin, Tuesday 8–9 a.m. delays are almost twice as bad as Mondays; 2024 congestion rose to 32.1%.
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