ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AK · GEOID 2255502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fishhook, Alaska

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.5%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 commute40.1 min → 34.7 min▼ 5.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 5.1%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 77.6%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±6.0 pp
Carpool11.1% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 2,590 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,819± 559 MOE
Workers age 16+2,590± 287 MOE
Workers with travel time2,459± 290 MOE
Estimated home workers131± 54 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.