ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AK · GEOID 20162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Mean one-way trip6.4 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±7.0 pp MOE
Drove alone43.8%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.0%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 commute6.2 min → 6.4 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 8.3%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.0%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.2% → 43.8%▼ 10.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone43.8% ±4.1 pp
Carpool11.9% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk34.9% ±8.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.3% ±7.0 pp

Each share uses 3,717 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.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% 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 estimate5,235± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,717± 194 MOE
Workers with travel time3,408± 321 MOE
Estimated home workers309± 259 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.