2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Oakland, CA vs Champaign, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Champaign is 17.2% shorter than it is for residents of Oakland.
- 42.2% fewer residents of Champaign work from home compared to residents of Oakland.
 Oakland, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Oakland, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)49.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit18.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.6%0.5%
 Walk3.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Oakland, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock16.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock29.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.7%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.4%2.9%
Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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