Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer unknown · Public domainOld Harbor at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 5 minutes each way; Alaska averages 19, the U.S. 26. 56.2% of residents are in poverty, against 10.1% across Alaska.
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
About 5 minutes to work from Old Harbor
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 1.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Harbor workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 10% 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 Old Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Old Harbor?
$30,000 (±$26,136) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Harbor?
56.2%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Harbor?
5 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Can you get around Old Harbor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 58% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Harbor
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.