Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Whale Pass
Working from home is the commute for 62% of workers, next to 10% for Alaska as a whole. The poverty rate is 11.1% (Alaska 10.1%).
Census ACS 2020–24, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Working from home in Whale Pass
of Whale Pass workers work from home, vs 10% across Alaska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 62% 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 Whale Pass: questions
What is the median household income in Whale Pass?
$34,821 (±$15,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $92,788 across Alaska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whale Pass?
11.1%, against 10.1% across Alaska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Can you get around Whale Pass without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whale Pass, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whale Pass
Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.