Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Circle
The poverty rate is 24.1%, where Alaska as a whole has 10.1%. 29% of workers have no commute at all (Alaska 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Working from home in Circle
of Circle workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 29% 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 Circle: questions
What is the median household income in Circle?
$24,500 (±$10,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Circle?
24.1%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Can you get around Circle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Circle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Circle
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.