The 1-California has four inbound stops and four outbound stops in Chinatown, listed here with their average weekday ridership (boardings and departing combined):

Inbound

• Clay St & Powell St – 313

• Clay St & Stockton St – 1,422

• Clay St & Grant Ave – 377

• Clay St & Kearny St – 431

Outbound

• Sacramento St & Kearny St - 770

• Sacramento St & Grant Ave - 595

• Sacramento St & Stockton St - 1448

• Sacramento St & Powell St - 373

Among the inbound stops, Clay St & Stockton St records the highest ridership, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all 1-California ridership in Chinatown. By contrast, Clay St & Grant Ave and Clay St & Kearny St show significantly lower activity levels.

Among the outbound stops, Sacramento St & Stockton St records the highest ridership, accounting for a little under one-half of all outbound ridership numbers. By contrast, the Sacramento St & Powell St stop shows significantly lower activity levels.

Ridership at Clay St & Kearny St is also noticeably higher in the morning hours (6–8 AM) compared to other times of day, based on the hourly breakdown of boardings and alightings.

The baseline distribution model below only contains inbound stops that show the expected hourly departing weekday ridership (blue) versus the actual departing ridership observed (red) at each stop using SFMTA data. The Chinatown stops (41–44) stand out with the deepest colors, reflecting higher levels of activity relative to other points along the line.