Shortest commutes in Alaska
Alaska counties and cities ranked by mean commute time.
This page ranks the counties and cities of Alaska by mean commute time — which have the shortest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Aleutians East Borough leads at 5.0 min.
Among cities & places, Atqasuk leads at 3.0 min.
Counties
| # | Name | Mean commute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleutians East Borough | 5.0 min | |
| 2 | Skagway Municipality | 5.0 min | |
| 3 | Kusilvak Census Area | 6.0 min | |
| 4 | Nome Census Area | 6.0 min | |
| 5 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 6.0 min | |
| 6 | Yakutat City and Borough | 6.0 min | |
| 7 | Aleutians West Census Area | 7.0 min | |
| 8 | Bethel Census Area | 7.0 min | |
| 9 | Petersburg Borough | 7.0 min | |
| 10 | Wrangell City and Borough | 7.0 min | |
| 11 | Dillingham Census Area | 9.0 min | |
| 12 | Bristol Bay Borough | 10.0 min | |
| 13 | Chugach Census Area | 10.0 min | |
| 14 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 10.0 min | |
| 15 | Kodiak Island Borough | 11.0 min | |
| 16 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 12.0 min | |
| 17 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 12.0 min | |
| 18 | Sitka City and Borough | 12.0 min | |
| 19 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 14.0 min | |
| 20 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 14.0 min | |
| 21 | North Slope Borough | 14.0 min | |
| 22 | Denali Borough | 15.0 min | |
| 23 | Haines Borough | 15.0 min | |
| 24 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 15.0 min | |
| 25 | Juneau City and Borough | 16.0 min | |
| 26 | Anchorage Municipality | 19.0 min | |
| 27 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 20.0 min | |
| 28 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 20.0 min | |
| 29 | Copper River Census Area | 25.0 min | |
| 30 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 35.0 min |
Cities & places
Top 100.| # | Name | Mean commute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atqasuk | 3.0 min | |
| 2 | Buckland | 3.0 min | |
| 3 | Chignik | 3.0 min | |
| 4 | Huslia | 3.0 min | |
| 5 | Minto | 3.0 min | |
| 6 | Ouzinkie | 3.0 min | |
| 7 | Shaktoolik | 3.0 min | |
| 8 | Unalakleet | 3.0 min | |
| 9 | Ambler | 4.0 min | |
| 10 | Arctic Village | 4.0 min | |
| 11 | Brevig Mission | 4.0 min | |
| 12 | Chitina | 4.0 min | |
| 13 | Chuathbaluk | 4.0 min | |
| 14 | Cold Bay | 4.0 min | |
| 15 | Elim | 4.0 min | |
| 16 | Gambell | 4.0 min | |
| 17 | Golovin | 4.0 min | |
| 18 | Goodnews Bay | 4.0 min | |
| 19 | Grayling | 4.0 min | |
| 20 | Holy Cross | 4.0 min | |
| 21 | Kaktovik | 4.0 min | |
| 22 | Kiana | 4.0 min | |
| 23 | Kivalina | 4.0 min | |
| 24 | Kokhanok | 4.0 min | |
| 25 | Koyuk | 4.0 min | |
| 26 | Larsen Bay | 4.0 min | |
| 27 | Mekoryuk | 4.0 min | |
| 28 | Nikolai | 4.0 min | |
| 29 | Point Hope | 4.0 min | |
| 30 | Quinhagak | 4.0 min | |
| 31 | Scammon Bay | 4.0 min | |
| 32 | Seldovia | 4.0 min | |
| 33 | Shishmaref | 4.0 min | |
| 34 | Shungnak | 4.0 min | |
| 35 | Tuntutuliak | 4.0 min | |
| 36 | Wales | 4.0 min | |
| 37 | White Mountain | 4.0 min | |
| 38 | Adak | 5.0 min | |
| 39 | Allakaket | 5.0 min | |
| 40 | Anaktuvuk Pass | 5.0 min | |
| 41 | Aniak | 5.0 min | |
| 42 | Atka | 5.0 min | |
| 43 | Chefornak | 5.0 min | |
| 44 | Chevak | 5.0 min | |
| 45 | Eek | 5.0 min | |
| 46 | False Pass | 5.0 min | |
| 47 | Fort Yukon | 5.0 min | |
| 48 | Hooper Bay | 5.0 min | |
| 49 | Igiugig | 5.0 min | |
| 50 | King Cove | 5.0 min | |
| 51 | Kipnuk | 5.0 min | |
| 52 | Marshall | 5.0 min | |
| 53 | McGrath | 5.0 min | |
| 54 | Metlakatla | 5.0 min | |
| 55 | Napakiak | 5.0 min | |
| 56 | Napaskiak | 5.0 min | |
| 57 | Old Harbor | 5.0 min | |
| 58 | Pilot Point | 5.0 min | |
| 59 | Point Lay | 5.0 min | |
| 60 | Russian Mission | 5.0 min | |
| 61 | Savoonga | 5.0 min | |
| 62 | Skagway | 5.0 min | |
| 63 | Sleetmute | 5.0 min | |
| 64 | St. Mary's | 5.0 min | |
| 65 | Stebbins | 5.0 min | |
| 66 | Takotna | 5.0 min | |
| 67 | Toksook Bay | 5.0 min | |
| 68 | Akiak | 6.0 min | |
| 69 | Akutan | 6.0 min | |
| 70 | Alakanuk | 6.0 min | |
| 71 | Beaver | 6.0 min | |
| 72 | Chignik Lagoon | 6.0 min | |
| 73 | Eagle | 6.0 min | |
| 74 | Eareckson Station | 6.0 min | |
| 75 | Koliganek | 6.0 min | |
| 76 | Kongiganak | 6.0 min | |
| 77 | Kotlik | 6.0 min | |
| 78 | Kwethluk | 6.0 min | |
| 79 | Kwigillingok | 6.0 min | |
| 80 | Mountain Village | 6.0 min | |
| 81 | New Stuyahok | 6.0 min | |
| 82 | Nulato | 6.0 min | |
| 83 | Pitkas Point | 6.0 min | |
| 84 | Port Heiden | 6.0 min | |
| 85 | Sand Point | 6.0 min | |
| 86 | Selawik | 6.0 min | |
| 87 | St. George | 6.0 min | |
| 88 | St. Michael | 6.0 min | |
| 89 | St. Paul | 6.0 min | |
| 90 | Teller | 6.0 min | |
| 91 | Tyonek | 6.0 min | |
| 92 | Wainwright | 6.0 min | |
| 93 | Yakutat | 6.0 min | |
| 94 | Akiachak | 7.0 min | |
| 95 | Anvik | 7.0 min | |
| 96 | Cordova | 7.0 min | |
| 97 | Eagle Village | 7.0 min | |
| 98 | Emmonak | 7.0 min | |
| 99 | Fort Greely | 7.0 min | |
| 100 | Kotzebue | 7.0 min |
Nationwide
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