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San Francisco Bay Area Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT)
Population and Employment, 1990-2030








Average Weekday Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT)



by San Francisco Bay Area county-of-occurrence  
 
 
 
County 1990 1998 2000 2007 2015 2025 2030
Alameda 24,540,300 29,239,100 31,808,900 36,402,500 39,810,100 45,452,500 48,131,300
Contra Costa 13,376,900 16,516,200 18,071,500 20,498,800 22,848,600 24,985,500 26,017,200
Marin 5,333,100 5,510,500 6,248,500 6,701,100 7,064,600 7,259,200 7,405,400
Napa 1,474,700 2,079,600 2,298,600 2,805,900 3,131,200 3,453,500 3,665,500
San Francisco 7,165,900 7,839,300 8,052,100 8,293,100 8,846,000 9,485,000 9,807,600
San Mateo 14,883,600 16,410,200 16,605,600 17,220,200 18,817,200 20,409,300 21,187,500
Santa Clara 26,411,500 33,608,400 37,212,100 40,037,600 45,459,100 51,193,000 53,652,900
Solano 8,648,100 8,963,700 10,307,100 11,633,700 15,088,300 17,281,500 19,916,300
Sonoma 5,873,500 8,206,500 9,511,700 10,579,100 11,566,000 12,521,400 12,972,800
Bay Area 107,707,600 128,373,400 140,116,000 154,172,000 172,631,100 192.040.900 202,756,400








Source: MTC travel forecasts, based on Projections '98 (1990), Projections 2000 (1998)
and Projections 2003 (2000, 2007, 2015, 2025 and 2030).



















Total Population  
 
 
 
 
 
 
County 1990 1998 2000 2007 2015 2025 2030
Alameda 1,276,700 1,416,000 1,443,700 1,558,600 1,652,700 1,795,800 1,888,300
Contra Costa 803,700 911,300 948,800 1,036,600 1,129,300 1,216,400 1,257,300
Marin 230,100 245,600 247,300 258,400 271,200 279,600 283,100
Napa 110,800 123,600 124,300 135,700 145,400 151,400 153,500
San Francisco 724,000 780,100 776,700 804,300 827,200 889,800 935,100
San Mateo 649,600 717,300 707,200 743,000 785,200 834,400 845,900
Santa Clara 1,497,600 1,692,800 1,682,600 1,827,900 1,977,700 2,175,800 2,274,200
Solano 339,500 389,100 394,500 454,000 512,100 557,200 577,300
Sonoma 388,200 440,400 458,600 508,800 539,500 557,500 565,700
Bay Area 6,020,100 6,716,100 6,783,800 7,327,400 7,840,200 8,457,900 8,780,300








Total Employment (Jobs at County-of-Work)  
 
 
 
County 1990 1998 2000 2007 2015 2025 2030
Alameda 621,000 693,500 751,700 820,300 921,400 1,028,600 1,087,400
Contra Costa 303,800 339,300 361,100 398,600 448,100 505,500 536,400
Marin 101,100 119,000 123,000 128,800 144,600 158,200 164,000
Napa 47,700 57,400 66,800 74,300 82,300 87,100 89,000
San Francisco 566,600 601,000 634,500 655,900 728,200 786,000 815,700
San Mateo 311,600 361,100 395,900 409,600 461,700 506,500 526,600
Santa Clara 852,100 1,010,100 1,092,300 1,131,200 1,299,200 1,418,800 1,481,600
Solano 119,200 127,200 123,200 138,900 160,600 188,400 204,700
Sonoma 149,900 195,500 205,200 231,700 263,700 303,700 321,000
Bay Area 3,073,000 3,504,100 3,753,700 3,989,300 4,509,800 4,982,800 5,226,300








Source: ABAG population and employment projections, based on Projections '98 (1990),
Projections 2000 (1998) and Projections 2002 (2000, 2007, 2015, 2025 and 2030).

Page updated: May 24, 2005. CLP