Economic Impact of Travel by Assembly District 2025
Dean Runyan Associates, Inc
May 14, 2025
Overview
The report breaks down the economic impact of travel across all 80 California Assembly districts — highlighting visitor spending, jobs supported, and tax revenue contributions. It offers detailed data on earnings and employment, as well as local and state tax revenue generated per $100 of visitor spending and per household.
These district-level estimates align with travel impact data at the county, regional, and statewide levels. Percent change is provided for both 2024 to 2025 and 2019 to 2025, illustrating recent growth and long-term trends.
Takeaways
- Total impacts for all districts match those in the 2025 statewide travel impact report: $158.9 billion in travel-related spending, supporting 1.2 million jobs and generating $13.6 billion in state and local taxes.
- Among the 80 California Assembly districts, travel impacts were highest in Assembly District 17 (Downtown San Francisco) with $12.5 billion in travel-related spending, $783 million in state and local taxes generated and supporting 49,200 jobs.
- Assembly District 67 (Cerritos–Buena Park–Cypress) recorded the highest percentage of jobs supported by travel, with 23% of local employment tied to the tourism economy.
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