30%
of Bay Area residents lived in the three most populous cities (San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland) in 2021
25%
The number of jobs in our region increased by 25% from 1990 through 2021
28,500
In the Bay Area in 2022 housing permits were issued for 28,500 units according to CIRB data
- Transit Ridership
- Time Spent in Congestion
- Miles Traveled in Congestion
- Commute Time
- Commute Patterns
- Traffic Volumes at Gateways
247Mboardings
Total annual boardings across all transit operators in the Bay Area was over 247 million in 2022
33%
of Bay Area commuters worked from home in 2021
142Mmiles
were driven by Bay Area residents each weekday in 2020
$2,000+
The median monthly rent payment in the Bay Area was over $2,000 in 2021
2.4MTEUs
Approximately 2.4 million shipping containers (TEUs) passed through the Port of Oakland in 2021
$1.2trillion
The region's economy generated almost $1.2 trillion in output in 2020
50Mtons
of greenhouse gas emissions were attributable to transportation and energy consumption by Bay Area residents in 2015
1257acres
have been restored in the 5 years between 2010 and 2015
472people
were killed as a result of traffic crashes on Bay Area roads in 2020, approximately 1.3 persons per day
13years
difference between the highest and lowest life expectancy for Bay Area zip codes based on 2013 data
18%
of the region’s population lived in households with incomes below 200% of the poverty line in 2021
41%
of Bay Area renters spent more than 35% of their income on housing in 2021
About Vital Signs
Vital Signs is an interactive website by MTC/ABAG that offers data, visualizations, and contextualized narratives on important trends in the SF Bay Area related to land use, transportation, the environment, the economy, and equity. The San Francisco Bay Area has established an innovative monitoring initiative to track trends related to transportation, land and people, the economy, the environment and equity. Measurements in these areas are our region’s Vital Signs, helping us understand where we are succeeding and where we are falling short. Led by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), this effort relies upon extensive collaboration with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the Bay Area Regional Collaborative.\
Learn more about Vital SignsWe make it easy for people and organizations to download graphs and datasets so they can use our data in their work.
You can explore historical trends, examine differences between cities and counties, and compare the Bay Area with other areas.
We make it easy for people and organizations to download graphs and datasets so they can use our data in their work.
