Photo: C&GS Season's Report Stewart 1948-172. · Public domainEarning a living in Platinum
For 15% of workers, the job is at home; Alaska has 10%. The poverty rate is 25.6% (Alaska 10.1%).
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Working from home in Platinum
of Platinum workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 15% 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 Platinum: questions
What is the poverty rate in Platinum?
25.6%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Can you get around Platinum without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 83% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Platinum, from the people who make the trip.
More of Platinum
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.