Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Aleknagik
Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, next to 19 for Alaska and 26 for the U.S. For 20% of workers, the job is at home; Alaska has 10%. 21.7% of residents live below the poverty line; Alaska has 10.1%.
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Aleknagik’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aleknagik workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Alaska: 72% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Aleknagik: questions
What is the median household income in Aleknagik?
$75,417 (±$56,796) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aleknagik?
21.7%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aleknagik?
20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Can you get around Aleknagik without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 33% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aleknagik, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aleknagik
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.