Photo: AnnWieland · Public domainWhere Scammon Bay earns its living
The trip to work takes 4 minutes on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers have no commute at all, against 10% across Alaska. Poverty touches 46.6% of residents, against 10.1% across Alaska.
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Time on the road from Scammon Bay: about 4 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 1.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scammon Bay workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 86 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 Scammon Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Scammon Bay?
$41,607 (±$12,068) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scammon Bay?
46.6%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scammon Bay?
4 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Alaska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Can you get around Scammon Bay without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 100% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scammon Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scammon Bay
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.