ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AK · GEOID 2750772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tanaina, Alaska

Mean one-way trip37.9 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.3%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 commute38.5 min → 37.9 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 7.4%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 78.4%▲ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±5.3 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 4,667 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,646± 836 MOE
Workers age 16+4,667± 431 MOE
Workers with travel time4,321± 430 MOE
Estimated home workers346± 126 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.