What is the average commute in Sterling CDP, Alaska?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Sterling CDP, Alaska work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · AK · GEOID 2730702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sterling, Alaska

Name: Commute estimates for Sterling CDP, Alaska
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.1 min one way; 14.6% worked from home, 61.7% drove alone, and 10.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±8.3 min MOE

Worked from home14.6%±6.7 pp MOE

Drove alone61.7%±10.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.8%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 Sterling CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.3 min → 30.1 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 14.6%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.0%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.4% → 61.7%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Sterling CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.7%; 1.0% used public transit and 14.6% worked from home.

Drive alone61.7% ±10.2 pp

Carpool15.0% ±7.8 pp

Public transit1.0% ±1.6 pp

Walk2.4% ±2.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home14.6% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 2,603 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Sterling CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

77^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Sterling CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,603 workers age 16+, including 2,224 workers with reported travel time and 379 home workers.

Population estimate6,323± 691 MOE

Workers age 16+2,603± 358 MOE

Workers with travel time2,224± 351 MOE

Estimated home workers379± 181 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Alaska commute records for Sterling CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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