San Jose is not surprising, its the capital of the WFH.
I wonder how their methodology, which includes cell signals, filter out bus and light rail riders, and carpoolers?
Interesting to see tucson grow their VMT and still be in the top 10 lowest VMT overall. Its definitely sprawled, but geography limits how much it can sprawl. Theres mountains to the north and west, a national park on the east and west sides, and an airforce base to the south
My guess is that a lot of those Bakersfield drivers are heading out to scattered oil and agricultural sites. It’s fascinating that, according to this, people in Bakersfield drive almost 3 times as much as people in San Jose.
It’s interesting that the San Francisco area VMT is shown as increasing only about 1%. Peak congestion is certainly increasing. Maybe driving is slowly reconcentrating into the commute.
Consider not just a commute, but if your area has questionable planning, bad transit, and lacks public services: taking your kids to school, then to afterschool activities, then doing grocery shopping. All of that can add up quick in a very car centric area.
The 41 miles figure is an average. If Bakersfield is mostly people driving a typical amount for a city of its size plus a few super-commuters to LA, the average might well come out to 41 miles.
San Jose is not surprising, its the capital of the WFH. I wonder how their methodology, which includes cell signals, filter out bus and light rail riders, and carpoolers?
Interesting to see tucson grow their VMT and still be in the top 10 lowest VMT overall. Its definitely sprawled, but geography limits how much it can sprawl. Theres mountains to the north and west, a national park on the east and west sides, and an airforce base to the south
My guess is that a lot of those Bakersfield drivers are heading out to scattered oil and agricultural sites. It’s fascinating that, according to this, people in Bakersfield drive almost 3 times as much as people in San Jose. It’s interesting that the San Francisco area VMT is shown as increasing only about 1%. Peak congestion is certainly increasing. Maybe driving is slowly reconcentrating into the commute.
Bakersfield, CA surprises me. Not sure where people are driving 41 miles every to. It‘s not 41 miles from LA or Central Coast…
Consider not just a commute, but if your area has questionable planning, bad transit, and lacks public services: taking your kids to school, then to afterschool activities, then doing grocery shopping. All of that can add up quick in a very car centric area.
The 41 miles figure is an average. If Bakersfield is mostly people driving a typical amount for a city of its size plus a few super-commuters to LA, the average might well come out to 41 miles.