ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AK · GEOID 2729852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Steele Creek, Alaska

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±12.0 min MOE
Worked from home11.3%±6.8 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±9.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute24.1 min → 27.7 min▲ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 11.3%▼ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.0%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 67.8%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±9.9 pp
Carpool15.5% ±9.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.4% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home11.3% ±6.8 pp

Each share uses 3,102 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,928± 1,252 MOE
Workers age 16+3,102± 817 MOE
Workers with travel time2,753± 775 MOE
Estimated home workers349± 231 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.