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Counties in Alaska by mean travel time to work

Matanuska-Susitna Borough had the highest mean travel time to work of 13 counties in 2021, at 36.1 minutes. Aleutians East Borough had the lowest, at 5.7 minutes. The median was 15.2 minutes and the figure for Alaska was 19.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.1Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Lowest5.7Aleutians East Borough
Median15.213 counties
Alaska19.5History

All counties, 2021

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Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 36.1 minutes36.1Kenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough: 20.6 minutes20.6Fairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North Star Borough: 19.5 minutes19.5Anchorage MunicipalityAnchorage Municipality: 19 minutes19Denali BoroughDenali Borough: 15.7 minutes15.7Juneau City and BoroughJuneau City and Borough: 15.5 minutes15.5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 15.2 minutes15.2Ketchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan Gateway Borough: 14.2 minutes14.2Haines BoroughHaines Borough: 11.2 minutes11.2Kodiak Island BoroughKodiak Island Borough: 11.1 minutes11.1Dillingham Census AreaDillingham Census Area: 9.3 minutes9.3Bethel Census AreaBethel Census Area: 7.5 minutes7.5Aleutians East BoroughAleutians East Borough: 5.7 minutes5.7
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough Estimated36.1
2Kenai Peninsula Borough Estimated20.6
3Fairbanks North Star Borough Estimated19.5
4Anchorage Municipality Estimated19
5Denali Borough Estimated15.7
6Juneau City and Borough Estimated15.5
7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Estimated15.2
8Ketchikan Gateway Borough Estimated14.2
9Haines Borough Estimated11.2
10Kodiak Island Borough Estimated11.1
11Dillingham Census Area Estimated9.3
12Bethel Census Area Estimated7.5
13Aleutians East Borough Estimated5.7

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 5 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, with 36.1 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Aleutians East Borough, with 5.7 minutes in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 5 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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