2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Oakland, CA vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Charleston is 8.9% shorter than it is for residents of Oakland.
- 25.2% fewer residents of Charleston work from home compared to residents of Oakland.
 Oakland, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2327
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 Commute Mode
 Oakland, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Auto (alone)49.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit18.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.8%0.5%
 Walk3.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Oakland, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.7%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock8.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock7.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%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 Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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