INRIX Friday commute trips fall in eastern Bay Area basin toward SF; nearly 20% Friday decline vs rest of week
INRIX Friday commute trips fall in eastern Bay Area basin toward SF; nearly 20% Friday decline vs rest of week Why Friday Commutes Are Falling First in the Bay Area’s Supercommuter Belt - INRIX Rising fuel costs do not always produce an immediate, broad pullback in driving. Earlier INRIX analysis, in “Fuel Prices Are Rising, But Driving Behavior Looks Steady”found that, at the national level, U.S. trip totals and average speeds were still tracking normal weekly patterns in early 2026 even as regular gasoline rose sharply, from $2.937 per gallon in the week ending February23to $4.120 in the week ending April6. That is why the signal in this Northern California chart matters: it looks less like a wholesale retreat from commuting, and more like a selective adjustment on the least sticky day of the workweek. ...