Active Transportation & Roadway Safety
How are San Joaquin County residents getting around, and how safe are the roadways?
0.2%
of San Joaquin County commuters biked to work in 2024 (about 706 bicycle commuters out of 353,127 total workers).
135
people killed in traffic crashes in San Joaquin County in 2023.
5,960
people injured in traffic crashes in San Joaquin County in 2023.
Active Transportation & Roadway Safety
Bicycle Commuters
The share of workers commuting by bicycle provides insight into access to active transportation options and the role of biking in daily travel. This chart shows how bicycle commuting has changed over time, along with total employment and the estimated number of bicycle commuters. In San Joaquin County, bicycling to work has remained a very small share of overall commuting since 2014 and consistently trails both California and national levels. These patterns reflect longer commute distances, auto-oriented development, and varying availability of safe bicycling infrastructure across the county.
0.2%
of San Joaquin County commuters biked to work in 2024 (about 706 bicycle commuters out of 353,127 total workers).
Fatalities from Crashes
CHP SWITRS data accessed through UC Berkeley TIMS report 135 people killed and 5,960 people injured in San Joaquin County traffic crashes in 2023. The charts show annual observations from 2015 through 2025 for San Joaquin, Merced and Stanislaus counties and California. Figures for 2024 and 2025 are provisional and may increase as reporting is completed.
135
people killed in traffic crashes in San Joaquin County in 2023.
Injuries from Crashes
Crash-related injuries capture a broader measure of roadway safety impacts beyond fatalities. The chart shows how injury counts have changed over time by county. In San Joaquin County, injuries declined sharply in 2020, followed by increases in subsequent years as travel activity rebounded. Comparing injury trends across counties and statewide helps place local conditions in context and highlights areas where targeted safety improvements may reduce the frequency and severity of traffic-related harm.
5,960
people injured in traffic crashes in San Joaquin County in 2023.