Total unique downtown visitors from March–May 2023 as a share of the same season in 2019
Exceeds 2019 levels
Bar chart showing select U.S. cities where downtown foot traffic recovered the most and least in spring 2023, compared to the same season in 2019. Four out of 52 cities saw traffic exceed 2019 levels: Salt Lake City, Bakersfield and Fresno in California, and El Paso in Texas. Salt Lake City's foot traffic was 139% higher. San Francisco, Cleveland, and Portland, Oregon had the least recovery, with downtown San Francisco foot traffic at just 32% of 2019 levels.