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Shortest commutes, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the shortest 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: Bristol Bay, AK, up 6 places to #12.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01▲2Skagway, AKAK1,1044.9–

02Yakutat, AKAK6725.5−42%

03▼2Aleutians East, AKAK3,4795.6−29%

04Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0955.9−32%

05▲2Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9326.3–

06Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8306.3−20%

07▲1Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2406.4−34%

08▲5Petersburg, AKAK3,3946.8–

09Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3917.4−12%

10▲1Wrangell, AKAK2,0078.5–

11▲1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4838.7−5%

12▲6Bristol Bay, AKAK8479.2+4%

13▲3Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5539.2–

14▲5Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38710.1+12%

15▼1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02811.0+19%

16▼1Haines, AKAK2,06812.5+18%

17▲5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27112.6–

18▲5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77712.7–

19▼14North Slope, AKAK10,58213.0+61%

20▼3Sitka, AKAK8,31913.0+23%

21▼11Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35713.3+49%

22▼2Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54914.6+49%

23▲1Juneau, AKAK31,60915.1+44%

24▲1Denali, AKAK1,61615.5+27%

25▼4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27015.9+36%

26Anchorage, AKAK287,15518.8+58%

27Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97219.2+76%

28Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95120.7+30%

29Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66629.4–

30Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66634.8+13%

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