ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AK · GEOID 2282002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gateway, Alaska

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.9%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute36.3 min → 34.3 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 15.2%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.2%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.5% → 64.9%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.9% ±6.3 pp
Carpool14.3% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.2% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 3,209 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.

91thMean commute percentile

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

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,845± 658 MOE
Workers age 16+3,209± 424 MOE
Workers with travel time2,720± 384 MOE
Estimated home workers489± 166 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.