ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AK · GEOID 2721352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Lakes, Alaska

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute28.8 min → 27.8 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 7.4%▼ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.3%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.9% → 77.0%▲ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±6.5 pp
Carpool10.3% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.1% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.4% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,897 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% 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.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,180± 578 MOE
Workers age 16+2,897± 337 MOE
Workers with travel time2,683± 322 MOE
Estimated home workers214± 93 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.