2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Oakland, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of South Lake Tahoe is 16.9% shorter than it is for residents of Oakland.
- 37.4% fewer residents of South Lake Tahoe work from home compared to residents of Oakland.
 Oakland, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Oakland, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)49.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit18.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.7%0.5%
 Walk3.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Oakland, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock24.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.7%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.9%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 South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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