New COVID-19 mobility reports show changes in traffic to stores, parks, transit stations, and more
In an unprecedented move, Google has publicly released a series of COVID-19 Community Mobility Maps, utilizing location history data from users around the world to present insights into how people are moving around local communities. The data is presented to highlight how social distancing and shelter in place measures are changing people’s behaviors.
United States
Grocery and pharmacy: -22%
Parks : -19%
Retail and recreation: -47%
Workplaces: -38%
Arkansas
Grocery and pharmacy: -7%
Parks: +81%
Retail and recreation: -29%
Workplaces: -27%
California
Grocery and pharmacy: -24%
Parks: -38%
Retail and recreation: -50%
Workplaces: -39%
Florida
Grocery and pharmacy: -26%
Parks: -48%
Retail and recreation: -50%
Workplaces: -41%
New York
Grocery and pharmacy: -32%
Parks: -47%
Retail and recreation: -62%
Workplaces: -46%
Missouri
Grocery and pharmacy: -12%
Parks: +73%
Retail and recreation: -38%
Workplaces: -32%
Italy
Retail and recreation: -94%
Parks: -90%
Grocery and pharmacy: -85%
Workplaces: -63%
United Kingdom
Retail and recreation: -85%
Parks: -52%
Grocery and pharmacy: -46%
Workplaces: -55%
France
Retail and recreation: -88%
Parks: -82%
Grocery and pharmacy: -72%
Workplaces: -56%
Spain
Retail and recreation: -94%
Parks: -89%
Grocery and pharmacy: -76%
Workplaces: -64%
Turkey
Retail and recreation: -75%
Parks: -58%
Grocery and pharmacy: -39%
Workplaces: -45%
South Korea
Grocery and pharmacy: +11%
Parks: +51%
Retail and recreation: -19%
Workplaces -12%
Anyone can view the reports, which cover 131 countries to start. In many locations, users can search for more regional data, examining reports for individual states, provinces, and counties. After the user selects a geographic region, Google will generate a PDF with the data it has collected. Google said that it chose PDFs over web pages because they could be more easily downloaded and shared with workers in the field.
* Reports updated Apr 2 at 7:21 AM GMT+3. Data is from approximately 2-3 days prior.
