Photo: JKBrooks85 · Public domainWhere Central earns its living
Home is the office for 0% of workers (Alaska 10%). Below the poverty line: 2.8% of residents (Alaska 10.1%).
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Working from home in Central
of Central workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 0% 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 Central: questions
What is the median household income in Central?
$24,545 (±$13,976) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Central?
2.8%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Can you get around Central without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Central, from the people who make the trip.
More of Central
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.