RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most car-dependent, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2020 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Anchorage, AKAK287,15575.0%−0.9 pts

02Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97274.1%+1.7 pts

03Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66673.3%+3.1 pts

04Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95171.9%−0.0 pts

05Wrangell, AKAK2,00769.6%+1.3 pts

06Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55368.9%–

07Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27067.3%+3.0 pts

08Bristol Bay, AKAK84766.5%+3.3 pts

09Juneau, AKAK31,60966.5%+5.8 pts

10Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54965.6%+5.1 pts

11Sitka, AKAK8,31964.4%+4.3 pts

12Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66660.7%–

13Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38758.7%+1.1 pts

14Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77752.9%−1.4 pts

15Petersburg, AKAK3,39452.9%+5.0 pts

16Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24049.2%+40.6 pts

17Haines, AKAK2,06848.0%−1.7 pts

18Yakutat, AKAK67242.5%−8.2 pts

19Skagway, AKAK1,10439.8%−0.9 pts

20Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27137.6%−2.9 pts

21Denali, AKAK1,61632.7%−17.5 pts

22Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48329.8%−6.5 pts

23Aleutians East, AKAK3,47926.4%+21.9 pts

24Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83025.4%+4.8 pts

25Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02824.6%−3.6 pts

26Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39124.0%−0.2 pts

27Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35723.0%+2.1 pts

28North Slope, AKAK10,58218.5%−0.6 pts

29Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09517.2%+6.4 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9324.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS