ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AK · GEOID 20502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Mean one-way trip7.4 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone22.6%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.3%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 commute7.5 min → 7.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 7.1%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone23.1% → 22.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone22.6% ±2.4 pp
Carpool11.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk30.4% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.1% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 6,408 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.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% 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 estimate18,394± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,408± 188 MOE
Workers with travel time5,952± 217 MOE
Estimated home workers456± 177 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.