The Pittsburgh area has been ranked No. 5 in the nation on a list of the 10 best cities for commuters.

The list was compiled by Forbes.com, which looked at 75 of the largest metropolitan areas and evaluated them based on data from the Texas Transportation Institute and the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey.

The best commutes were in places with relatively short, dependable trips and where commuters efficiently use transit options to reduce congestion.

The Pittsburgh area finished behind No. 1 Buffalo, N.Y., Salt Lake City, Milwaukee and Oklahoma City and ahead of No. 6 Cleveland.

Here's what Forbes.com had to say about the Pittsburgh area:

"Ten percent of commuters get to work by some method other than driving, which helps keep congestion to one of the lowest levels in the country. Those who drive face annual delays of only 16 hours. That's the lowest delay per traveler of any city with over a million commuters. Still, some people are driving a long way from the exurbs, with 6.5 percent of all commuters spending an hour or more en route, the highest figure of any city in the Top 10 best commutes."