ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AK · GEOID 20662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Copper River Census Area, Alaska

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±8.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 commute27.2 min → 29.4 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 9.4%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.1%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.5% → 70.5%▲ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±6.5 pp
Carpool4.7% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.5 pp
Walk9.3% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.4% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 1,002 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,626± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,002± 110 MOE
Workers with travel time908± 105 MOE
Estimated home workers94± 57 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.