ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AK · GEOID 2409502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kodiak, Alaska

Mean one-way trip9.3 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home2.6%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone61.6%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.0%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 commute11.1 min → 9.3 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 2.6%▼ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.7% → 61.6%▲ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.6% ±6.0 pp
Carpool19.1% ±5.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk10.1% ±5.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home2.6% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 2,848 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.

0thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,447± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,848± 239 MOE
Workers with travel time2,775± 230 MOE
Estimated home workers73± 42 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.