(Portland, OR) -- Portland was one of only four major cities in the U.S. where the commute time declined in 2024. The traffic information company Inrix released a report ranking all U.S. cities. New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles had the longest commutes. Seattle ranked 23rd at 63 hours spent in traffic. In Portland, congestion added 38 hours to a commute, but that's down three percent from 2023. That extra time sitting in traffic cost 680 dollars.