ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AK · GEOID 2406452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Knik-Fairview, Alaska

Mean one-way trip38.2 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone70.7%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.8%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 commute39.3 min → 38.2 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 9.9%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.7%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 70.7%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.7% ±2.0 pp
Carpool11.4% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.9% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 8,665 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,972± 1,066 MOE
Workers age 16+8,665± 626 MOE
Workers with travel time7,805± 599 MOE
Estimated home workers860± 206 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.