Alaska places ranked by commute time

88 places in Alaska have a reliable estimate of commute time (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Highest figures: Willow (65.2 minutes), Houston (47.1 minutes), Big Lake (42.7 minutes).

Lowest figure: Point Hope (4.3 minutes).

The figure for Alaska as a whole is 19.4 minutes (±0.3).

Figures last updated on .

Figure for Alaska as a whole
19.4 minutes (±0.3)
Places ranked
88

Alaska places ranked by commute time

Average commute, estimate (90% margin of error), 2020–2024
RankPlaceCountyAverage commute
1WillowMatanuska-Susitna Borough65.2 minutes (±11.4)
2HoustonMatanuska-Susitna Borough47.1 minutes (±8.4)
3Big LakeMatanuska-Susitna Borough42.7 minutes (±5.7)
4Funny RiverKenai Peninsula Borough40.0 minutes (±19.6)
5Meadow LakesMatanuska-Susitna Borough38.7 minutes (±4.2)
6Knik-FairviewMatanuska-Susitna Borough38.2 minutes (±3.0)
7TanainaMatanuska-Susitna Borough37.9 minutes (±4.4)
8Sutton-AlpineMatanuska-Susitna Borough37.0 minutes (±8.7)
9Susitna NorthMatanuska-Susitna Borough34.9 minutes (±15.6)
10FishhookMatanuska-Susitna Borough34.7 minutes (±4.1)
11GatewayMatanuska-Susitna Borough34.3 minutes (±3.6)
12ButteMatanuska-Susitna Borough34.0 minutes (±3.7)
13North LakesMatanuska-Susitna Borough30.3 minutes (±2.5)
14SterlingKenai Peninsula Borough30.1 minutes (±5.7)
15WasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough29.8 minutes (±3.1)
16CohoeKenai Peninsula Borough29.0 minutes (±3.0)
17Lazy MountainMatanuska-Susitna Borough28.9 minutes (±3.9)
18Farm LoopMatanuska-Susitna Borough28.5 minutes (±3.2)
19South LakesMatanuska-Susitna Borough27.8 minutes (±2.8)
20 (tie)NikiskiKenai Peninsula Borough27.7 minutes (±6.8)
20 (tie)Steele CreekFairbanks North Star Borough27.7 minutes (±5.0)
22GoldstreamFairbanks North Star Borough27.1 minutes (±5.6)
23PalmerMatanuska-Susitna Borough26.8 minutes (±2.1)
24SalamatofKenai Peninsula Borough25.4 minutes (±5.8)
25GustavusHoonah-Angoon Census Area25.3 minutes (±7.9)
26KalifornskyKenai Peninsula Borough24.0 minutes (±5.0)
27North PoleFairbanks North Star Borough23.5 minutes (±3.1)
28Anchor PointKenai Peninsula Borough23.2 minutes (±3.2)
29Diamond RidgeKenai Peninsula Borough23.0 minutes (±3.8)
30BadgerFairbanks North Star Borough22.5 minutes (±1.9)
31Farmers LoopFairbanks North Star Borough22.2 minutes (±4.2)
32RidgewayKenai Peninsula Borough21.9 minutes (±5.7)
33EsterFairbanks North Star Borough21.3 minutes (±6.0)
34Fritz CreekKenai Peninsula Borough21.1 minutes (±2.0)
35 (tie)Chena RidgeFairbanks North Star Borough20.9 minutes (±2.9)
35 (tie)DeltanaSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area20.9 minutes (±3.3)
37AnchorageAnchorage Municipality18.8 minutes (±0.5)
38 (tie)CollegeFairbanks North Star Borough16.0 minutes (±2.0)
38 (tie)Delta JunctionSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area16.0 minutes (±3.4)
40KenaiKenai Peninsula Borough15.5 minutes (±1.7)
41 (tie)JuneauJuneau City and Borough15.1 minutes (±1.0)
41 (tie)KlawockPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area15.1 minutes (±3.7)
43FairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough14.5 minutes (±1.6)
44KachemakKenai Peninsula Borough13.9 minutes (±3.3)
45SoldotnaKenai Peninsula Borough13.8 minutes (±2.5)
46SitkaSitka City and Borough13.0 minutes (±2.2)
47 (tie)CraigPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area12.2 minutes (±4.1)
47 (tie)HomerKenai Peninsula Borough12.2 minutes (±1.3)
49Bear CreekKenai Peninsula Borough11.6 minutes (±2.2)
50TokSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area11.3 minutes (±2.9)
51Mill BayKodiak Island Borough11.2 minutes (±2.1)
52KetchikanKetchikan Gateway Borough10.6 minutes (±2.4)
53ValdezChugach Census Area10.5 minutes (±1.5)
54 (tie)BethelBethel Census Area9.8 minutes (±1.3)
54 (tie)Eielson AFBFairbanks North Star Borough9.8 minutes (±1.7)
56DillinghamDillingham Census Area9.7 minutes (±2.7)
57KodiakKodiak Island Borough9.3 minutes (±0.8)
58WrangellWrangell City and Borough8.5 minutes (±2.0)
59SavoongaNome Census Area7.9 minutes (±0.4)
60Fort YukonYukon-Koyukuk Census Area7.7 minutes (±1.6)
61ManokotakDillingham Census Area7.6 minutes (±2.1)
62 (tie)Kodiak StationKodiak Island Borough7.5 minutes (±2.0)
62 (tie)TogiakDillingham Census Area7.5 minutes (±3.0)
64HoonahHoonah-Angoon Census Area7.4 minutes (±1.6)
65CordovaChugach Census Area7.3 minutes (±1.1)
66PetersburgPetersburg Borough7.0 minutes (±1.0)
67NunapitchukBethel Census Area6.5 minutes (±1.0)
68 (tie)EmmonakKusilvak Census Area6.4 minutes (±1.0)
68 (tie)Mountain VillageKusilvak Census Area6.4 minutes (±1.2)
68 (tie)NomeNome Census Area6.4 minutes (±0.6)
68 (tie)UnalaskaAleutians West Census Area6.4 minutes (±0.9)
72 (tie)KotzebueNorthwest Arctic Borough6.1 minutes (±0.7)
72 (tie)MetlakatlaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area6.1 minutes (±1.7)
74WainwrightNorth Slope Borough6.0 minutes (±1.7)
75Sand PointAleutians East Borough5.9 minutes (±1.1)
76 (tie)KotlikKusilvak Census Area5.8 minutes (±0.8)
76 (tie)KwethlukBethel Census Area5.8 minutes (±0.7)
78 (tie)AkutanAleutians East Borough5.6 minutes (±2.0)
78 (tie)Toksook BayBethel Census Area5.6 minutes (±2.5)
80 (tie)KakePrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5.3 minutes (±0.9)
80 (tie)King CoveAleutians East Borough5.3 minutes (±0.8)
82AniakBethel Census Area5.2 minutes (±0.7)
83Hooper BayKusilvak Census Area5.0 minutes (±1.6)
84SkagwaySkagway Municipality4.9 minutes (±0.8)
85 (tie)St. Mary'sKusilvak Census Area4.8 minutes (±0.8)
85 (tie)UnalakleetNome Census Area4.8 minutes (±0.7)
87QuinhagakBethel Census Area4.4 minutes (±0.7)
88Point HopeNorth Slope Borough4.3 minutes (±0.8)

How this ranking is built

A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.

88 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.

The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.

A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Alaska

Which place in Alaska has the highest commute time?

Willow has the highest, 65.2 minutes (±11.4) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Which place in Alaska has the lowest commute time?

Point Hope has the lowest, 4.3 minutes (±0.8).

What is the commute time in Alaska?

The figure for Alaska as a whole is 19.4 minutes (±0.3).

Sources

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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