How Alaska Compares

Alaska

21.1 min

National

27.6 min

23.6% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#46	Kansas	21.7 min
#47	Nebraska	21.2 min
#48	Montana	21.1 min
#49	Alaska	21.1 min
#50	Wyoming	20.5 min
#51	North Dakota	19.8 min
#52	South Dakota	19.6 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Alaska

#	County	Commute
1	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	36.3 min
2	Copper River Census Area	25.3 min
3	Kenai Peninsula Borough	21.6 min
4	Fairbanks North Star Borough	21.1 min
5	Anchorage Municipality	20.8 min
6	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	18.2 min
7	Denali Borough	17.6 min
8	Juneau City and Borough	17.3 min
9	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	16.4 min
10	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	14.1 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Alaska

#	County	Commute
30	Skagway Municipality	6.1 min
29	Aleutians East Borough	7.1 min
28	Northwest Arctic Borough	7.2 min
27	Yakutat City and Borough	7.3 min
26	Kusilvak Census Area	7.6 min
25	Nome Census Area	7.7 min
24	Petersburg Borough	7.9 min
23	Aleutians West Census Area	8.0 min
22	Bethel Census Area	8.9 min
21	Wrangell City and Borough	10.3 min

Mean Commute Time in Alaska

Alaska has a mean commute time of 21.1 min, ranking #49 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 23.6% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Alaska's 30 counties, mean commute time ranges from 6.1 min to 36.3 min. The county with the highest value is Matanuska-Susitna Borough at 36.3 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.