How much time — and money — you lost in traffic last year

• Drivers on average lost 54 hours due to congestion in Denver last year — down about 14% compared with pre-pandemic figures.
• Trips to downtown Denver jumped about 8% from 2021 to 2022, per the congestion scorecard.

Why it matters: Bottlenecks and blockades cost drivers about $912 in lost time.

• Higher fuel costs meant $134 on average more per driver in 2022 than in 2021.

Zoom out: Time lost to traffic tie-ups in Denver is slightly higher than the national average, as the typical driver in the U.S. lost 51 hours — up 15 hours from 2021.

• Chicago ranked No. 1 nationally for traffic delays — enough to make it the second-most congested city in the world.
• Boston (134), New York (117), Philadelphia (114) and Miami (105) rounded out the top five.
• London had the worst traffic on Earth for the second straight year, with the city's average driver losing 156 hours. Denver ranked 69th on the global rankings.