2024 MSA Rankings
With the release of Replica's multimodal, network-level Spring 2024 data, we looked across the Top 50 Metro Areas in the US, and compared each region across 3 key metrics: (1) VMT per capita; (2) Daily travel minutes per capita; and (3) Walking mode share.
Explore the data below, and see how your city stacks up, especially when normalizing for population density. Then reach out for more detailed insights including county or tract level detail, demographic breakdowns, and differences by household income cohort.
Electric Vehicles & Vehicle Miles Traveled
Replica provides customers with detailed information on who owns EVs, where they are driving, and why.
Below, we've provided summary statistics on network vehicle-miles traveled per capita, and the breakdown of VMT by EVs and traditional vehicles for the largest counties in the country. For data on your jurisdiction, or to see data all the way down to the network-link level, reach out below.
Vehicle Miles Traveled Per Person
Across the top 50 MSAs, daily per capita VMT ranges from just over 42 in Raleigh, North Carolina, to over 16 in the New York Metro Area.
Daily per capita Vehicle Miles Traveled, Top 50 MSAs
Daily weekday VMT per adult, Top 50 MSAs, Spring 2024
| Rank | MSA | Per Capita VMT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 42.7 |
| 2 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 40.9 |
| 3 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 40.5 |
| 4 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 40.2 |
| 5 | Jacksonville, FL | 39.1 |
| 6 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 38.8 |
| 7 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 38.6 |
| 8 | Richmond, VA | 38.3 |
| 9 | Oklahoma City, OK | 36.3 |
| 10 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 35.4 |
| ... | ... | ... |
| 50 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 16.4 |
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Walking Mode Share
Walking Mode Share, Top 50 MSAs
Walking trips as a percentage of all trips, typical weekday.
| Rank | MSA | Walking Mode Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 14.62% |
| 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 13.6% |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 12.48% |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 11.31% |
| 5 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11.21% |
| ... | ... | ... |
| 50 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 7.79% |
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Daily Travel Minutes Per Person
Across the Top 50 MSAs, the average total daily travel time per person ranges from more than 2 hours in the Bay Area, to under 85 minutes in Buffalo.
Average Daily Travel Minutes per capita, Top 50 MSAs
| Rank | MSA | Daily Travel Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 127.5 |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 121.8 |
| 3 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 119.7 |
| ... | ... | ... |
| 50 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 84.1 |
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The Power of Population Density
Per Capita VMT vs Population Density, Top 50 MSAs
Across the top 50 MSAs, there is a clear correlation between population density and per capita VMT.
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Walking Mode Share vs. Population Density, Top 50 MSAs
Across the top 50 MSAs, there is a clear positive relationship between population density and walking mode share.
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