ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AK · GEOID 22402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone60.7%±8.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute16.0 min → 15.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 13.0%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.2% → 60.7%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.7% ±8.6 pp
Carpool10.9% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk11.5% ±8.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home13.0% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 3,033 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,068± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,033± 206 MOE
Workers with travel time2,640± 252 MOE
Estimated home workers393± 188 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.