""We are back. But the delay kind of has a different feel to it than it did before," said David Schrank, a senior research scientist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which has tracked congestion since the 1980s in its annual Urban Mobility Report. For decades, Schrank says, those patterns barely budged. Then came 2020, when congestion plunged during the pandemic lockdown. Now it's back at record levels, he says, with the average American spending 63 hours per year stuck in traffic."
"A few weeks ago, Taelyr Vecchione vented her growing frustration with traffic in San Diego. "Do you remember when traffic started at, like, 5?" she said in this video posted on TikTok. Vecchione filmed herself sitting in her car, lamenting how things in her Southern California hometown have changed. "Now," she says, "there is always traffic. Always!" In fact, there is data to back her up on this. San Diego has seen a significant jump in traffic delays, researchers say,"
San Diego has experienced a significant jump in traffic delays as congestion across the U.S. climbed to record levels in 2024. After dropping during the COVID-19 pandemic, congestion has returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic levels in many places. The average American now spends about 63 hours per year stuck in traffic. Rush-hour peaks remain the worst times to drive, but congestion now spreads across more of the day and into weekends. Mondays tend to be lighter while Thursdays have nearly caught up with Fridays, changing daily patterns and making delays more widespread for all drivers.
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