Sanctuary River Cabin No. 31 · Photo: National Park Service · Public domainJobs, pay and the trip to work in Healy
At home: 5% of workers have no commute at all (Alaska 10%). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 11.6% of residents live below the poverty line, where Alaska as a whole has 10.1%.
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Healy’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 Healy workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 310 commuters (the 5% 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 Healy: questions
What is the median household income in Healy?
$125,000 (±$53,335) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Healy?
11.6%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Healy?
20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Can you get around Healy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Healy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Healy
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.