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Shortest commutes, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Aleutians East, AKAK3,4795.2−34%

02Yakutat, AKAK6725.2−45%

03Skagway, AKAK1,1045.3–

04Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0955.8−33%

05North Slope, AKAK10,5826.0−26%

06Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8306.2−21%

07Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9327.0–

08Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2407.2−26%

09Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3917.2−15%

10Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3577.3−18%

11Wrangell, AKAK2,0078.6–

12Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4838.7−5%

13Petersburg, AKAK3,3948.9–

14Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0289.1−2%

15Haines, AKAK2,0689.5−10%

16Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55311.0–

17Sitka, AKAK8,31911.0+5%

18Bristol Bay, AKAK84711.1+26%

19Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38711.2+24%

20Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54913.9+42%

21Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27014.1+21%

22Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27114.2–

23Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77714.8–

24Juneau, AKAK31,60915.3+45%

25Denali, AKAK1,61616.3+34%

26Anchorage, AKAK287,15518.6+56%

27Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97219.1+75%

28Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95119.7+24%

29Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66624.4–

30Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66635.1+14%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES