ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AK · GEOID 22902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

Mean one-way trip11.0 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone36.1%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute9.1 min → 11.0 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 8.8%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone25.1% → 36.1%▲ 11.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone36.1% ±5.7 pp
Carpool11.0% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk28.7% ±10.4 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.9 pp
Work from home8.8% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 2,446 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,195± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,446± 152 MOE
Workers with travel time2,231± 194 MOE
Estimated home workers215± 98 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.