ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AK · GEOID 20132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aleutians East Borough, Alaska

Mean one-way trip5.6 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±9.1 pp MOE
Drove alone28.3%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.5%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute5.7 min → 5.6 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.4% → 11.5%▼ 2.0 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone24.0% → 28.3%▲ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone28.3% ±5.0 pp
Carpool9.8% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk48.8% ±7.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home11.5% ±9.1 pp

Each share uses 2,126 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

0thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 100% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 100% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,491± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,126± 130 MOE
Workers with travel time1,882± 199 MOE
Estimated home workers244± 193 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.