Economic Impact of Travel by Assembly District 2024
May 12, 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 2023 to 2024 and 2019 to 2024, illustrating recent growth and long-term trends.
Takeaways
- Total impacts for all districts match those in the 2024 statewide travel impact report: $157.3 billion in travel-related spending, supporting 1.2 million jobs and generating $12.6 billion in state and local taxes.
- Among the 80 California Assembly districts, travel impacts were highest in Assembly District 17 (Downtown San Francisco) with $12.6 billion in travel-related spending, $750 million in state and local taxes generated and supporting 48,000 jobs.
- Assembly District 67 (Cerritos–Buena Park–Cypress) recorded the highest percentage of jobs supported by travel, with 24% of local employment tied to the tourism economy.
Key figures
$157.3B
CA Travel-Related Spending
1.2M
CA Travel-Generated Jobs
$12.6B
CA Travel-Generated Taxes
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