ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AK · GEOID 21702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Mean one-way trip34.8 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.0%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.1%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 commute36.1 min → 34.8 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 11.7%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 71.0%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.0% ±1.2 pp
Carpool9.7% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 48,638 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate112,988± — MOE
Workers age 16+48,638± 702 MOE
Workers with travel time42,964± 746 MOE
Estimated home workers5,674± 473 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.