2025 Pedestrian Counts in Downtown Portland
Twice a year, Downtown Portland Clean & Safe takes a deeper dive and looks at foot traffic and the number of visits for the whole district as well as individual intersections in the downtown area using Placer.ai. The current trend shows that Downtown Portland’s pedestrian activity has entered a sustained recovery phase. Approximately 32 million pedestrians visited the Downtown Portland Clean and Safe District in 2025, up from 30 million in 2024—a 5.5% increase. While total foot traffic has not yet returned to pre-pandemic 2019 levels, the data shows consistent year-over-year growth, particularly on weekends and among visitors. Saturdays reached 88.6% of 2019 volumes in 2025, with multiple individual Saturdays meeting or exceeding 2019 benchmarks. This growth is an encouraging sign of downtown’s appeal and ongoing resilience as more people return to the heart of our city.