Photo: John Nathan Cobb · Public domainEarning a living in King Cove
Home is the office for 5% of workers, against 10% across Alaska. Commuters spend 5 minutes getting to work on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. The poverty rate is 10.6% (Alaska 10.1%).
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
King Cove’s commute takes about 5 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 1.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of King Cove workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 777 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 King Cove: questions
What is the median household income in King Cove?
$61,645 (±$14,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in King Cove?
10.6%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from King Cove?
5 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Can you get around King Cove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 27% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from King Cove, from the people who make the trip.
More of King Cove
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.