What is the average commute in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 12.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · AK · GEOID 21982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Name: Commute estimates for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 12.7 min one way; 7.4% worked from home, 53.0% drove alone, and 5.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip12.7 min±1.8 min MOE

Worked from home7.4%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone53.0%±3.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.6%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 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute15.2 min → 12.7 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 7.4%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.7% → 53.0%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 53.0%; 0.5% used public transit and 7.4% worked from home.

Drive alone53.0% ±3.2 pp

Carpool15.3% ±2.7 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp

Walk18.7% ±2.7 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp

Work from home7.4% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 2,539 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 2th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

2^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

28^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,539 workers age 16+, including 2,352 workers with reported travel time and 187 home workers.

Population estimate5,715± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,539± 121 MOE

Workers with travel time2,352± 120 MOE

Estimated home workers187± 61 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Alaska commute records for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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