In 2022, the City of Brentwood partnered with the East Contra Costa Community to conduct a “Commuter Survey” aimed at determining the destinations of local commuters. The ultimate goal was to attract employers from the San Francisco Bay Area to consider expanding or relocating to the Highway 4 Corridor. Over 1,040 responses were collected.

The survey’s key findings were quite revealing:

• more than 35% of commuters spend over 1.5 hours each way on their journey to work, resulting in an average of 15 hours per week spent on the road.
• Furthermore, 52% of workers commute to cities across the East Bay, 21% commute to San Francisco, while an additional 4% travel as far as San Jose.
• In terms of employment, the survey found that roughly 20% of residents work in healthcare, with another 20% employed in the technology and life sciences sector, and 10% working in finance, real estate, and other professional support services.

Leveraging these insights, city staff successfully engaged with various technology and key industry representatives in and around Brentwood, fostering potential growth opportunities.

The City says the next step is launching a “Resident Survey” to gain deeper insight into the specific occupations of our residents and establish more connections with life science, technology and healthcare employers throughout the Bay Area. Your input will help us attract top-tier employers and promote job growth in our community.

Complete the brief survey.  — click here

Resident Occupation and Employer Survey

We would like to invite you to participate in a survey which aims to assess the current occupations of local residents in Brentwood and ultimately serves to assist us in our efforts to attract “high quality employers to the Innovation Center“. The information gathered will be utilized to demonstrate to targeted industries such as technology and healthcare that Brentwood has a talented workforce, and that the Innovation Center provides an ideal location for companies looking to either expand or relocate their operations.

Please note that all information provided will be kept confidential and will only be used in aggregate form. Individual information will not be disclosed to any third parties without prior consent. By participating in this survey, you will be contributing to the development of the local economy and potentially attracting new opportunities to the City of Brentwood.

This survey should be completed by “all household residents 18 years of age and older”.

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