How long drivers search for parking before giving up
46%
46% would abandon searching for parking after five to 10 minutes — the most common answer.
n = 3,001 American drivers · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
five to 10 minutes46%
under five minutes29%
11–20 minutes17%
21–30 minutes4%
more than 30 minutes3%
one hour1%
0%50%100%
Figures are rounded and may not total exactly 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,001
- Population
- American drivers
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Summer Destinations With the Worst Parking
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "How long drivers search for parking before giving up" Survey of 3,001 American drivers, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/how-long-drivers-search-for-parking-before-giving-up
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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