Most of Oakland commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. 3 jobs are based in Oakland, against 220 working residents. Hardly any stay in Oakland for work; outside it, Binghamton is the main destination (8%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Oakland apart
Oakland is a place people come home to
There are 3 jobs based in Oakland, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oakland has about 330 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Oakland workers cross into New York
26% of Oakland workers work outside Pennsylvania, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Binghamton (8%), Union (4%) and Conklin (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Oakland
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Oakland on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Oakland’s working residents head each day
Where Oakland clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Oakland
About 32% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Services make up most of the work in Oakland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakland, 2014 → 2024: 37 → 3. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oakland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from Oakland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakland workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 211 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How Oakland compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | – | — | — | 27 min | $54,625 |
| Oakland Township | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Susquehanna Depot | 4% | D | A | 25 min | $54,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oakland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Susquehanna Depot. Darker towns draw more of Oakland’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Oakland: questions
What is the median household income in Oakland?
$54,625 (±$15,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakland?
20.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakland?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Binghamton (8%, 18 mi), Lanesboro (6%, 2 mi), Harmony Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Oakland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oakland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakland
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.