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Commuters and people working from home are an increasingly important part of the San Joaquin County economy, according to a report prepared for the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG).

About 87,900 county residents commuted outside the county for work in 2024, including about 61,000 traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area. Workers from nearby counties traveling into San Joaquin County for work increased by 44 percent since 2015.

What does that mean in dollars? Net imported earnings grew from $5.4 billion in 2019 to an inflation adjusted $7.4 billion in 2024, increasing from 12.5 percent of total personal income to 14.3 percent.

Work-from-home rates more than doubled following the COVID-19 pandemic, from 4.1 percent of workers in 2015-2019 to 10.6 percent in 2020-24. The higher rates were concentrated among professional, managerial and higher-income workers, especially from Mountain House, Tracy and Lathrop.

Read more about the report University of the Pacific’s Center for Business and Policy Research prepared for SJCOG: https://tinyurl.com/3n2ynj34.

Have a safe and restful Memorial Day weekend from the San Joaquin Council of Governments.

Pedal into Bike Month by participating in our challenge! 🚲

Enter to win prizes by taking on challenge board activities and logging qualified trips in NorCal GO.

How to participate:
✔️ Choose your challenge tier.
✔️ Complete activities throughout May.
✔️ Log your qualifying trips in NorCal GO.

Trips must begin or end in San Joaquin or Merced counties to qualify.

Don’t have a bike? Visit Bike San Joaquin webpage at https://www.sjcog.org/709/Bike-San-Joaquin to see if you qualify for a long-term e-bike rental. Use discount code BIKEMAY for a $1 rental for the month of May.
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¡Celebre el Mes de la Bicicleta participando en nuestro desafío! 🚲

Participe para tener la oportunidad de ganar premios completando las actividades del tablero de desafíos y registrando sus viajes elegibles en NorCal GO.

Cómo participar:
✔️ Elija su nivel de desafío.
✔️ Complete actividades durante todo el mes de mayo.
✔️ Registre sus viajes elegibles en NorCal GO.

Los viajes deben comenzar o terminar en los condados de San Joaquín o Merced para calificar.

¿No tiene bicicleta? Visite Bike San Joaquin (https://www.sjcog.org/709/Bike-San-Joaquin) para ver si califica para un alquiler de bicicleta eléctrica a largo plazo. Use el código de descuento BIKEMAY para un alquiler de $1 durante el mes de mayo.

It’s here! APPLY NOW to become a CivicSpark Fellow at the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) to gain vital experience and have a real impact in your community!

CivicSpark Fellows help agencies such as SJCOG in responding to a variety of local community priorities – housing, economic development, transportation and others. The AmeriCorps program is funded by Public Health Institute.

Deadline for applying for the 2026-27 11-month service year is May 22: https://tinyurl.com/4nvj9cxu.