Oakland, CA Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Oakland, CA | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 184,954, 100% | 16,529,777 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 99,918, 54.02%, see rank | 73.25% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 20,750, 11.22%, see rank | 11.10% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 35,330, 19.10%, see rank | 5.20% | 5.06% |
Walked | 7,884, 4.26%, see rank | 2.73% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 8,882, 4.80%, see rank | 2.45% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 12,190, 6.59%, see rank | 5.27% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland, CA | 29.8 minutes |
California | 27.8 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Oakland, CA | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 178,694, 100% | 16,282,943 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 100,657, 56.33%, see rank | 73.05% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 19,074, 10.67%, see rank | 11.53% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 32,009, 17.91%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.98% |
Walked | 7,585, 4.24%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 7,819, 4.38%, see rank | 2.36% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 11,550, 6.46%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland, CA | 28.8 minutes |
California | 27.3 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Oakland, CA | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 178,254, 100% | 16,271,905 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 101,986, 57.21%, see rank | 72.95% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 19,021, 10.67%, see rank | 11.92% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 29,741, 16.68%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.94% |
Walked | 7,883, 4.42%, see rank | 2.77% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 7,322, 4.11%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 12,301, 6.90%, see rank | 4.95% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland, CA | 28.3 minutes |
California | 27.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Oakland, CA | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 184,844, 100% | 16,172,158 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 106,477, 57.60%, see rank | 73.05% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 19,881, 10.76%, see rank | 12.05% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 31,445, 17.01%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.95% |
Walked | 8,030, 4.34%, see rank | 2.75% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 8,121, 4.39%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 10,890, 5.89%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland, CA | 28.5 minutes |
California | 27.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Oakland, CA | California | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 170,503, 100% | 14,525,322 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 94,333, 55.33%, see rank | 71.82% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 28,388, 16.65%, see rank | 14.55% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 29,728, 17.44%, see rank | 5.07% | 4.73% |
Walked | 6,355, 3.73%, see rank | 2.85% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 4,761, 2.79%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 6,938, 4.07%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland, CA | 31.2 minutes |
California | 27.4 minutes |
U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.