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Average one-way travel time to work for people who don't work from home. Shorter is better.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
26.4 min
Alaska
19.4 min
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Top and bottom zip codes in Alaska

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Zip codes with the longest commutes

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  1. 199688Willow64.4 min
  2. 299694Houston52.7 min
  3. 399652Big Lake39.4 min
  4. 499623Wasilla38.6 min
  5. 599654Wasilla33.8 min
  6. 699672Sterling33 min
  7. 799714Salcha32.3 min
  8. 899674Sutton32.2 min
  9. 999676Talkeetna32.1 min
  10. 1099645Palmer30.8 min

Zip codes with the shortest commutes

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  1. 199655Quinhagak4.4 min
  2. 299840Skagway4.9 min
  3. 399612King Cove5.3 min
  4. 499661Sand Point5.9 min
  5. 599752Kotzebue6.1 min
  6. 699685Unalaska6.4 min
  7. 799833Petersburg6.8 min
  8. 899926Metlakatla7 min
  9. 999574Cordova7.3 min
  10. 1099762Nome7.3 min

Average commute by county in Alaska

  1. 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough34.8 min
  2. 2Copper River Census Area29.4 min
  3. 3Kenai Peninsula Borough20.7 min
  4. 4Fairbanks North Star Borough19.2 min
  5. 5Anchorage Municipality18.8 min
  6. 6Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.9 min
  7. 7Denali Borough15.5 min
  8. 8Juneau City and Borough15.1 min
  9. 9Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.6 min
  10. 10Lake and Peninsula Borough13.3 min
  11. 11North Slope Borough13 min
  12. 12Sitka City and Borough13 min
  13. 13Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area12.7 min
  14. 14Hoonah-Angoon Census Area12.6 min
  15. 15Haines Borough12.5 min
  16. 16Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area11 min
  17. 17Kodiak Island Borough10.1 min
  18. 18Bristol Bay Borough9.2 min
  19. 19Chugach Census Area9.2 min
  20. 20Dillingham Census Area8.7 min
  21. 21Wrangell City and Borough8.5 min
  22. 22Bethel Census Area7.4 min
  23. 23Petersburg Borough6.8 min
  24. 24Aleutians West Census Area6.4 min
  25. 25Kusilvak Census Area6.3 min
  26. 26Nome Census Area6.3 min
  27. 27Northwest Arctic Borough5.9 min
  28. 28Aleutians East Borough5.6 min
  29. 29Yakutat City and Borough5.5 min
  30. 30Skagway Municipality4.9 min

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest average commute in Alaska?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 99688 (Willow, AK) has the highest: 64.4 min.

Which zip code has the lowest average commute in Alaska?

99655 (Quinhagak, AK) has the lowest: 4.4 min.

What is the average commute for the United States?

26.4 min; in Alaska it is 19.4 min.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Average one-way travel time to work for people who don't work from home. Shorter is better.

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