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WRCOG analysis: most Riverside County trips are 'home‑based other,' not commutes
Summary
WRCOG deputy executive director Chris Gray presented county travel‑pattern analysis using LEHD, Streetlight/Replica and Compass IoT data, concluding a county jobs deficit and that most trips are for non‑work purposes; he urged a 'do‑everything' strategy combining road, tolling, ITS and transit options.
Chris Gray, deputy executive director of the Western Riverside Council of Governments, told the commission that new data tools allow officials to see where people live, where they work and what kinds of trips they make.
Gray said WRCOG used three primary sources—U.S. Census LEHD, big‑data aggregators (Replica/Streetlight) and Compass IoT vehicle‑location feeds—and that the combined analysis shows about 1,000,000 people hold jobs in Riverside County while the county population is roughly 2.4 million. He said about 500,000 residents leave the county daily for work and the…
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