| Statistic | Melrose | Oakland | California |
| Average one way commute | n/a | 33min | 28min |
| Workers who drive to work | 49.6% | 49.9% | 73.5% |
| Workers who carpool | 15.2% | 9.7% | 10.6% |
| Workers who take public transit | 21.6% | 21.5% | 5.2% |
| Workers who bicycle | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Workers who walk | 5.2% | 3.6% | 2.7% |
| Working from home | 6.6% | 10.8% | 5.4% |
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