Research – Bay Area to Central Valley Migration and its Impacts

Bonnie Wang, Seva Rodnyansky, Andre Comandon Supercommutes are commutes to work that exceed 50 miles or 90 minutes one way. The two definitions have different implications. A time-based measure puts more emphasis on congestion and transit. Most workers with commutes over 90 minutes live within 30 miles of main job centers. The definition based on distance puts more emphasis on housing. It highlights people’s willingness to tradeoff commute time for greater housing consumption. COVID-19 caused ground-shifting adjustments to commuting and work, often reinforcing pre-existing inequality. People with bachelor degrees and in high wage jobs were more likely to be able…

The Uneven Workplace Recovery from COVID-19: Bay Area versus Central Valley Ellie McKinney, Ina Morton, and Seva Rodnyansky at Occidental College Weekday workplace activity reduction from COVID-19 was more drastic in Bay Area than in the Central Valley. Weekend workplace activity has recovered much faster than weekday workplace activity in both Bay Area and Central Valley. Job losses were immense in close-contact industries in the Bay Area, despite high rates of telecommuting in the Bay Area among white collar workers. For example, over half of workers in hospitality and leisure lost their jobs. As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, it is…

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Supercommuting and COVID-19

The Uneven Workplace Recovery from COVID-19: Bay Area versus Central Valley