| Table 5 | ||||||||||||
| Workers by Means of Transportation to Work – 1960 - 2000 | ||||||||||||
| 1960 - 2000 Decennial Censuses | ||||||||||||
| In- | % of | Transit | % of | % of | % of | Work | % of | Total | ||||
| County | Year | Vehicle | Total | Passenger | Total | Walk | Total | Other | Total | at Home | Total | Workers |
| 1960 | 258,575 | 74.9% | 36,702 | 10.6% | 27,301 | 7.9% | 6,457 | 1.9% | 16,320 | 4.7% | 345,355 | |
| 1970 | 327,846 | 78.3% | 44,547 | 10.6% | 24,844 | 5.9% | 12,387 | 3.0% | 8,912 | 2.1% | 418,536 | |
| Alameda | 1980 | 392,051 | 77.6% | 63,326 | 12.5% | 24,059 | 4.8% | 17,247 | 3.4% | 8,767 | 1.7% | 505,450 |
| 1990 | 503,548 | 79.5% | 63,138 | 10.0% | 25,136 | 4.0% | 16,483 | 2.6% | 24,886 | 3.9% | 633,191 | |
| 2000 | 544,148 | 80.2% | 72,174 | 10.6% | 21,919 | 3.2% | 16,728 | 2.5% | 23,941 | 3.5% | 678,910 | |
| 1960 | 120,422 | 85.6% | 6,284 | 4.5% | 7,001 | 5.0% | 3,207 | 2.3% | 3,847 | 2.7% | 140,761 | |
| Contra | 1970 | 179,112 | 86.4% | 11,420 | 5.5% | 7,013 | 3.4% | 5,691 | 2.7% | 4,121 | 2.0% | 207,357 |
| Costa | 1980 | 252,872 | 84.6% | 25,794 | 8.6% | 6,851 | 2.3% | 7,603 | 2.5% | 5,634 | 1.9% | 298,754 |
| 1990 | 342,242 | 85.3% | 31,344 | 7.8% | 7,371 | 1.8% | 6,563 | 1.6% | 13,653 | 3.4% | 401,173 | |
| 2000 | 370,055 | 83.7% | 39,652 | 9.0% | 6,631 | 1.5% | 6,694 | 1.5% | 18,976 | 4.3% | 442,008 | |
| 1960 | 40,727 | 73.4% | 5,159 | 9.3% | 3,776 | 6.8% | 1,607 | 2.9% | 4,196 | 7.6% | 55,465 | |
| 1970 | 66,590 | 80.9% | 6,750 | 8.2% | 3,225 | 3.9% | 2,988 | 3.6% | 2,780 | 3.4% | 82,333 | |
| Marin | 1980 | 89,132 | 77.0% | 13,500 | 11.7% | 4,220 | 3.6% | 5,022 | 4.3% | 3,814 | 3.3% | 115,688 |
| 1990 | 98,249 | 78.5% | 12,899 | 10.3% | 3,739 | 3.0% | 2,031 | 1.6% | 8,162 | 6.5% | 125,080 | |
| 2000 | 96,495 | 76.2% | 12,797 | 10.1% | 3,835 | 3.0% | 2,392 | 1.9% | 11,127 | 8.8% | 126,646 | |
| 1960 | 17,292 | 81.1% | 254 | 1.2% | 2,004 | 9.4% | 497 | 2.3% | 1,262 | 5.9% | 21,309 | |
| 1970 | 24,288 | 84.9% | 510 | 1.8% | 2,246 | 7.8% | 641 | 2.2% | 928 | 3.2% | 28,613 | |
| Napa | 1980 | 35,841 | 86.0% | 750 | 1.8% | 2,484 | 6.0% | 1,531 | 3.7% | 1,084 | 2.6% | 41,690 |
| 1990 | 45,371 | 88.0% | 570 | 1.1% | 2,619 | 5.1% | 1,121 | 2.2% | 1,892 | 3.7% | 51,573 | |
| 2000 | 50,217 | 87.5% | 803 | 1.4% | 2,378 | 4.1% | 1,080 | 1.9% | 2,915 | 5.1% | 57,393 | |
| 1960 | 142,046 | 42.2% | 133,128 | 39.6% | 38,985 | 11.6% | 4,990 | 1.5% | 17,447 | 5.2% | 336,596 | |
| San | 1970 | 156,124 | 49.0% | 113,604 | 35.6% | 35,443 | 11.1% | 5,032 | 1.6% | 8,538 | 2.7% | 318,741 |
| Francisco | 1980 | 155,752 | 46.3% | 129,683 | 38.5% | 36,823 | 10.9% | 6,829 | 2.0% | 7,540 | 2.2% | 336,627 |
| 1990 | 191,112 | 50.0% | 128,160 | 33.5% | 37,611 | 9.8% | 10,947 | 2.9% | 14,479 | 3.8% | 382,309 | |
| 2000 | 214,660 | 51.3% | 130,311 | 31.1% | 39,192 | 9.4% | 15,014 | 3.6% | 19,376 | 4.6% | 418,553 | |
| 1960 | 135,059 | 78.2% | 20,649 | 12.0% | 8,289 | 4.8% | 4,238 | 2.5% | 4,422 | 2.6% | 172,657 | |
| San | 1970 | 198,862 | 84.4% | 17,986 | 7.6% | 8,311 | 3.5% | 6,045 | 2.6% | 4,502 | 1.9% | 235,706 |
| Mateo | 1980 | 261,135 | 85.4% | 24,137 | 7.9% | 8,093 | 2.6% | 7,561 | 2.5% | 4,907 | 1.6% | 305,833 |
| 1990 | 296,322 | 85.5% | 25,788 | 7.4% | 8,858 | 2.6% | 6,059 | 1.7% | 9,532 | 2.8% | 346,559 | |
| 2000 | 301,433 | 85.1% | 26,029 | 7.4% | 7,609 | 2.1% | 6,180 | 1.7% | 12,845 | 3.6% | 354,096 | |
| 1960 | 187,544 | 82.3% | 11,784 | 5.2% | 12,261 | 5.4% | 6,206 | 2.7% | 10,188 | 4.5% | 227,983 | |
| Santa | 1970 | 356,739 | 88.7% | 9,221 | 2.3% | 14,836 | 3.7% | 11,734 | 2.9% | 9,700 | 2.4% | 402,230 |
| Clara | 1980 | 578,291 | 89.0% | 20,115 | 3.1% | 16,757 | 2.6% | 24,104 | 3.7% | 10,310 | 1.6% | 649,577 |
| 1990 | 717,158 | 90.0% | 23,727 | 3.0% | 16,509 | 2.1% | 19,225 | 2.4% | 19,986 | 2.5% | 796,605 | |
| 2000 | 742,301 | 89.5% | 29,118 | 3.5% | 14,786 | 1.8% | 16,854 | 2.0% | 25,868 | 3.1% | 828,927 | |
| 1960 | 38,467 | 78.5% | 1,142 | 2.3% | 4,826 | 9.8% | 1,398 | 2.9% | 3,182 | 6.5% | 49,015 | |
| 1970 | 53,949 | 84.9% | 1,647 | 2.6% | 4,696 | 7.4% | 2,037 | 3.2% | 1,234 | 1.9% | 63,563 | |
| Solano | 1980 | 88,882 | 88.9% | 1,879 | 1.9% | 4,298 | 4.3% | 3,599 | 3.6% | 1,353 | 1.4% | 100,011 |
| 1990 | 143,553 | 90.4% | 3,604 | 2.3% | 3,916 | 2.5% | 3,460 | 2.2% | 4,180 | 2.6% | 158,713 | |
| 2000 | 158,869 | 91.0% | 4,662 | 2.7% | 2,784 | 1.6% | 2,815 | 1.6% | 5,441 | 3.1% | 174,571 | |
| 1960 | 36,920 | 76.3% | 659 | 1.4% | 4,138 | 8.6% | 1,388 | 2.9% | 5,269 | 10.9% | 48,374 | |
| 1970 | 57,196 | 84.9% | 1,225 | 1.8% | 3,692 | 5.5% | 2,580 | 3.8% | 2,692 | 4.0% | 67,385 | |
| Sonoma | 1980 | 109,420 | 85.7% | 4,093 | 3.2% | 5,422 | 4.2% | 4,391 | 3.4% | 4,358 | 3.4% | 127,684 |
| 1990 | 166,834 | 87.6% | 4,351 | 2.3% | 6,209 | 3.3% | 3,721 | 2.0% | 9,316 | 4.9% | 190,431 | |
| 2000 | 196,417 | 87.3% | 5,507 | 2.4% | 6,929 | 3.1% | 3,848 | 1.7% | 12,246 | 5.4% | 224,947 | |
| 1960 | 977,052 | 69.9% | 215,761 | 15.4% | 108,581 | 7.8% | 29,988 | 2.1% | 66,133 | 4.7% | 1,397,515 | |
| Bay | 1970 | 1,420,706 | 77.9% | 206,910 | 11.3% | 104,306 | 5.7% | 49,135 | 2.7% | 43,407 | 2.4% | 1,824,464 |
| Area | 1980 | 1,963,376 | 79.1% | 283,277 | 11.4% | 109,007 | 4.4% | 77,887 | 3.1% | 47,767 | 1.9% | 2,481,314 |
| 1990 | 2,504,389 | 81.2% | 293,581 | 9.5% | 111,968 | 3.6% | 69,610 | 2.3% | 106,086 | 3.4% | 3,085,634 | |
| 2000 | 2,674,595 | 80.9% | 321,053 | 9.7% | 106,063 | 3.2% | 71,605 | 2.2% | 132,735 | 4.0% | 3,306,051 | |
| Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Decennial Censuses – 1960-1990 | ||||||||||||
| Note: "In-Vehicle" includes auto, truck or van driver plus auto, truck or van passenger. | ||||||||||||