The 2008 Station Profile Study is a massive compilation of statistics from a weekday survey conducted in spring 2008 to update data last collected in 1998. Maps illustrating travel patterns also are available in separate PDF files at the bottom of this page.
Download the Study (3.1MB .pdf)
More than 50,000 surveys were completed by weekday riders during the survey period between April 2 and May 8, 2008. The methodology is explained in detail in the study.
Some of the findings are fairly obvious: During the peak morning commute hours, the large majority of riders – 88 percent – say their destination is work or work-related activities. Other findings, however, provide more unexpected insight into changing travel patterns, and will help BART plan to deal with those shifts.
For example:
- More walkers and bicyclists. Compared to 1998, more customers are walking or bicycling from home to BART. (The percentage coming to BART by car stayed the same, and the percentage using other transit to connect to BART went down.)
- Still more women. In the same breakdown as the 1998 study, women continue to represent a higher percentage of weekday BART riders than men – 57 percent female compared to 43 percent male.
- Aging riders. The percentage of riders aged 45-64 rose to 36% from 30% in 1998. Still, 60% of riders are under age 45.
- More people with cars. More than 2 out of 3 riders coming from home (68%) to BART had a vehicle available that they could have used instead of taking BART (up from 60% in 1998).
- Access modes vary considerably by station. The percentage of passengers driving alone from home is highest at North Concord/Martinez (72%) and lowest at Powell (1%). Walking from home is highest at 16th St. Mission (81%) and lowest at Orinda (3%).
Several maps produced in connection with the study illustrate travel patterns on BART:
2008 Systemwide Maps-Regional (2.4MB .pdf)
2008 Systemwide Maps-By County (3.3MB .pdf)
(Station-Level Maps below are arranged in alphabetical order)
2008 Station-Level Maps (Home Origins): 12th St. Oakland - Dublin/Pleasanton (4.2MB .pdf)
2008 Station-Level Maps (Home Origins): El Cerrito del Norte - Montgomery (4.7MB .pdf)
2008 Station-Level Maps (Home Origins): North Concord - West Oakland (4.1MB .pdf)
2008 Station-Level Maps (Non-Home Origins): 12th St. Oakland - Embarcadero (4.7MB .pdf)
2008 Station-Level Maps (Non-Home Origins): Fremont-Walnut Creek (4.3MB .pdf)
Sortable Excel Data Files:
2008 Home Origin (.xls) 2008 Non-home Origin (.xls)
For additional information on the Station Profile Study, email BART Marketing and Research at [email protected].