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Longest commutes, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 12.5. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: North Slope, AK, up 14 places to #12.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66634.8+13%

02Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66629.4–

03Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95120.7+30%

04Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97219.2+76%

05Anchorage, AKAK287,15518.8+58%

06▲4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27015.9+36%

07▼1Denali, AKAK1,61615.5+27%

08▼1Juneau, AKAK31,60915.1+44%

09▲2Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54914.6+49%

10▲11Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35713.3+49%

11▲3Sitka, AKAK8,31913.0+23%

12▲14North Slope, AKAK10,58213.0+61%

13▼5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77712.7–

14▼5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27112.6–

15▲1Haines, AKAK2,06812.5+18%

16▲1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02811.0+19%

17▼5Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38710.1+12%

18▼3Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5539.2–

19▼6Bristol Bay, AKAK8479.2+4%

20▼1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4838.7−5%

21▼1Wrangell, AKAK2,0078.5–

22Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3917.4−12%

23▼5Petersburg, AKAK3,3946.8–

24▼1Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2406.4−34%

25Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8306.3−20%

26▼2Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9326.3–

27Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0955.9−32%

28▲2Aleutians East, AKAK3,4795.6−29%

29Yakutat, AKAK6725.5−42%

30▼2Skagway, AKAK1,1044.9–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES