2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Richmond, CA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Oakland is 2.6% shorter than it is for residents of Richmond.
- 68.7% more residents of Oakland work from home compared to residents of Richmond.
 Richmond, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3227
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 Commute Mode
 Richmond, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)64.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit11.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.0%0.5%
 Walk1.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock15.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Richmond, CAOakland, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock12.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.12.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock4.0%2.9%
Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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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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