ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AK · GEOID 21882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Mean one-way trip5.9 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone15.9%±2.7 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 commute5.9 min → 5.9 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 5.3%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.9%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone17.2% → 15.9%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone15.9% ±2.7 pp
Carpool11.5% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk44.5% ±5.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 2,322 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.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% 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 estimate7,441± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,322± 187 MOE
Workers with travel time2,200± 185 MOE
Estimated home workers122± 33 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.