ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AK · GEOID 2129202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chena Ridge, Alaska

Mean one-way trip20.9 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±8.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute23.2 min → 20.9 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 10.5%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.1% → 78.8%▲ 16.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±6.1 pp
Carpool9.1% ±6.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.5 pp
Work from home10.5% ±8.6 pp

Each share uses 2,706 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,881± 808 MOE
Workers age 16+2,706± 523 MOE
Workers with travel time2,422± 505 MOE
Estimated home workers284± 239 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.