Work, pay and getting to work in Happy Valley
The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average, where Alaska has 19 and the U.S. 26. 18% of workers have no commute at all; Alaska has 10%. Poverty touches 19.8% of residents (Alaska 10.1%).
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Happy Valley takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Happy Valley workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 18% 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 Happy Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Happy Valley?
$54,464 (±$9,923) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Happy Valley?
19.8%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Happy Valley?
27 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Can you get around Happy Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Happy Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Happy Valley
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.