Table 16
Regional Modal Shares (%) by Trip Purpose
San Francisco Bay Area: 1965, 1981 & 1990 Household Travel Surveys

Mode of
Travel
Year Home-Based Non-
Home-Based
Total
Work Shop/
Other
Social/
Recreation
School
In-Vehicle Person
1965 81.6% 84.4% 77.3% 26.9% 78.7% 74.5%
1981 82.4% 86.4% 80.1% 40.6% 81.1% 78.2%
1990 85.5% 86.9% 82.4% 52.8% 80.7% 81.0%
Transit
1965 11.9% 3.1% 3.0% 7.8% 3.2% 5.5%
1981 10.9% 3.7% 3.5% 13.3% 4.1% 6.4%
1990 10.0% 4.1% 3.3% 11.3% 4.3% 6.3%
School Bus
1965 - - - - - - 13.3% - - 1.7%
1981 - - - - - - 9.3% - - 1.0%
1990 - - - - - - 10.1% - - 1.0%
Walk and Other
1965 6.4% 12.4% 19.8% 52.0% 18.1% 18.4%
1981 6.7% 9.9% 16.3% 36.8% 14.8% 14.4%
1990 4.5% 9.0% 14.2% 25.8% 15.0% 11.7%
Total
1965 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
1981 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
1990 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%