Transportation in Arizona

Vehicles, public transit, airports, traffic and commuting.

Households without a vehicle
5.6%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Workers commuting by public transit
1.1%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Passengers boarded at all commercial airports in Arizona
28,349,917
2025 · FAA Air Carrier Activity Information System
Traffic fatalities
1,229
2024 · NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Mean travel time to work
26.4
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Bridges in poor condition
1.1%
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory

Vehicles

Cars and registrations.

Households without a vehicle
5.6%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
EV share of new sales
6.4%
Vehicles per household
2.0

Households without a vehicle

2006–2024
5.6%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B08201 (2020 not released).

IndicatorArizonaU.S.
EV share of new sales (%)6.49.3

Public Transit

Buses and rail.

Workers commuting by public transit
1.1%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Transit commuters
1.8%

Workers commuting by public transit

2006–2024
1.1%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of workers 16+, B08301 (2020 not released).

IndicatorArizonaU.S.
Transit commute share (%)1.83.1

Airports

Air travel.

Passengers boarded at all commercial airports in Arizona
28,349,917
2025 · FAA Air Carrier Activity Information System
Passengers boarded at Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX)
25,094,817
2025 · FAA calendar-year enplanements.
Passengers boarded at PHX
23,813,822
2023 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics / FAA enplanements.
Main hub
Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)
Rank
12th busiest in the U.S.

Passengers boarded at all commercial airports in Arizona

2011–2025
28,349,917▲ 25%

FAA Air Carrier Activity Information System, calendar-year commercial-service enplanements.

Passengers boarded at Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX)

2011–2025
25,094,817▲ 27%

FAA calendar-year enplanements.

Passengers boarded at PHX

2003–2023
23,813,822▲ 31%

Bureau of Transportation Statistics / FAA enplanements.

IndicatorArizonaU.S.
Busiest airport passengers (M)52.0104.7

Traffic

Congestion and travel.

Traffic fatalities
1,229
2024 · NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles
1.7
2024 · NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Fatality rate
17.0 /100k

Traffic fatalities

1994–2024
1,229▲ 36%

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), State Traffic Data.

Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles

1994–2024
1.74▼ 25%

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), State Traffic Data.

IndicatorArizonaU.S.
Traffic fatalities per 100k17.012.2

Commuting Patterns

How people get to work.

Mean travel time to work
26.4
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Workers who drive alone
67.5%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Workers who work from home
16.3%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Mean commute
25.4 min
Drive alone
75%

Mean travel time to work

2006–2024
26.4▲ 6%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, aggregate travel time ÷ workers not working at home, B08013/B08012 (2020 not released).

Workers who drive alone

2006–2024
67.5%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of workers 16+, B08301 (2020 not released).

Workers who work from home

2006–2024
16.3%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of workers 16+, B08301 (2020 not released).

IndicatorArizonaU.S.
Mean commute time (min)25.426.8

Infrastructure

Roads and bridges.

Bridges in poor condition
1.1%
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory
Bridges in good condition
63.2%
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory
Total highway bridges
8,587
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory
Vehicle miles traveled
70,632
2024 · FHWA vehicle miles traveled as published with NHTSA FARS

Bridges in poor condition

2000–2025
1.1%

FHWA National Bridge Inventory, Bridge Condition by Highway System (as of June each year).

Bridges in good condition

2000–2025
63.2%

FHWA National Bridge Inventory, Bridge Condition by Highway System (as of June each year).

Total highway bridges

2000–2025
8,587▲ 28%

FHWA National Bridge Inventory, Bridge Condition by Highway System (as of June each year).

Vehicle miles traveled

1994–2024
70,632▲ 82%

FHWA vehicle miles traveled as published with NHTSA FARS (fatalities ÷ fatality rate per 100M VMT).

IndicatorArizonaU.S.
Bridges in poor condition (%)1.36.8