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Transit Quality in Oakland

Oakland ranks T#8 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 90 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 95th percentile nationally and #2 of 18 in California.

Transit Quality score
90
Exceptional
National rank
T#8 of 134
In California
#2 of 18
Percentile
95th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Oakland sits 40 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Oakland

  1. T#5 Newark, NJ 91
  2. T#5 San Francisco, CA 91
  3. T#8 Oakland, CA — this page 90
  4. T#11 Pittsburgh, PA 89
  5. T#11 Seattle, WA 89

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Oakland

Oakland scores 61 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: