Where Knik River earns its living
Working residents average 36 minutes each way, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. At home: 8% of workers have no commute at all (Alaska 10%). Poverty touches 6.3% of residents, where Alaska as a whole has 10.1%.
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How long Knik River spends getting to work: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Knik River workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 436 commuters (the 8% 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 Knik River: questions
What is the median household income in Knik River?
$109,464 (±$46,357) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Knik River?
6.3%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knik River?
36 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Can you get around Knik River without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Knik River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knik River
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.