Jobs and earnings in Harding-Birch Lakes, and the trip to work
0% of workers work from home (Alaska 10%). Working residents average 26 minutes each way; Alaska averages 19, the U.S. 26. 21.7% of residents are in poverty; Alaska has 10.1%.
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
From Harding-Birch Lakes, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harding-Birch Lakes workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 153 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 Harding-Birch Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Harding-Birch Lakes?
$100,125 (±$89,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harding-Birch Lakes?
21.7%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harding-Birch Lakes?
26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Can you get around Harding-Birch Lakes without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harding-Birch Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harding-Birch Lakes
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.