Economic Impact of Travel by Senate District 2025
Dean Runyan Associates, Inc
May 14, 2026
Overview
The report breaks down the economic impact of travel across all 40 California Senate 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 impacts report: $158.9 billion in travel-related spending supporting nearly 1.2 million jobs and generating $13.6 billion in state and local taxes.
- Among the 40 California Senate districts, travel impacts were highest in the 11th District (San Francisco), which led the state in travel-related spending ($13.9 billion) and tax revenue generation at $1 billion.
- The 17th District (Central Coast) supported 63,400 jobs, the most in the state and had the highest percentage of travel-generated employment at 10.5%.
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