Aleutians West Census Area Commute Time Map & Patterns

Commute Time Burden in Aleutians West Census Area: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Aleutians West Census Area spend about 14 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 58 hours, about 2.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 57% less time on the road than the Alaska average of 16.1 minutes each way, a difference of 9.2 minutes.

Aleutians West Census Area holds about 0.7% of Alaska's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Aleutians West Census Area would save about 23 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $714 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area	One-Way Commute	Daily Round-Trip	Yearly Time Spent	Estimated Yearly Cost	Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Aleutians West Census Area	6.9 min	13.8 min	58 hrs/yr	$1,786	278
Alaska	16.1 min	32.2 min	134 hrs/yr	$4,157	583
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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On average, it takes 6.9 minutes to get to work in Aleutians West Census Area. That's 69% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by walking. About 8.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Aleutians West Census Area

• Car: 55.7% unusually low
• Walked: 34.9% unusually high
• Worked at Home: 8.3%
• Taxi: 0.8%
• Other: 0.2%
• Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
• Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
• Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Aleutians West Census Area, versus 0.2% in Alaska.

Driving is 28% less common in Aleutians West Census Area than the Alaska average (55.7% vs 76.9%).

Walking is unusually common in Aleutians West Census Area: 4.8 times more than the Alaska average (34.9% vs 7.2%).

Public transit is essentially absent in Aleutians West Census Area, versus 1.0% in Alaska.

Biking is essentially absent in Aleutians West Census Area, versus 0.7% in Alaska.

Aleutians West Census Area stands out for active commuting: 34.9% of workers walk or bike to work, 4.4 times the Alaska average of 7.9%.

Commute Mode Trends in Aleutians West Census Area, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Aleutians West Census Area get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

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Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Walked	Worked at Home	Taxi	Other	Public Transportation	Motorcycle	Bicycle
2009	19.9%	54.3%	24.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%	0.0%	0.1%
2010	13.4%	61.2%	24.0%	0.2%	0.4%	0.7%	0.0%	0.1%
2011	32.4%	42.8%	21.7%	0.4%	1.6%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
2012	35.8%	42.5%	18.1%	0.4%	2.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.5%
2013	44.3%	45.9%	5.6%	0.4%	3.1%	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
2014	43.8%	47.6%	4.7%	0.2%	3.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.4%
2015	49.4%	42.5%	4.9%	0.2%	2.4%	0.0%	0.1%	0.4%
2016	51.4%	43.1%	2.1%	0.2%	2.7%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
2017	54.4%	41.6%	0.7%	0.2%	2.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
2018	55.7%	39.6%	1.2%	0.2%	2.2%	0.7%	0.1%	0.3%
2019	57.1%	36.6%	1.7%	1.1%	2.0%	0.8%	0.1%	0.5%
2020	61.6%	32.0%	1.7%	1.5%	1.9%	0.6%	0.0%	0.7%
2021	66.5%	27.1%	2.0%	1.5%	0.4%	1.5%	0.0%	1.0%
2022	57.9%	34.8%	2.8%	1.7%	0.3%	1.7%	0.0%	0.7%
2023	60.6%	29.4%	7.2%	1.8%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.4%
2024	55.7%	34.9%	8.3%	0.8%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving's share was highest in 2021 at 66.5% and lowest in 2010 at 13.4%. Overall it rose from 19.9% in 2009 to 55.7% in 2024, up 35.8 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.

Taking a taxi gained the most ground in Aleutians West Census Area: its share of workers rose from 0.2% in 2009 to 0.8% in 2024, up 0.6 percentage points.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 54.3% to 34.9% of workers (down 19.4 percentage points).

Taking a taxi overtook public transit to become the 4th most common choice in the 2023 release and has stayed ahead since.

Public transit peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.

The most common way to get to work changed: walking led in 2009, while driving led in 2024.

Commute Start Times in Aleutians West Census Area

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Aleutians West Census Area?

The bars show when commuters in Aleutians West Census Area leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Alaska for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM	12:00-4:59 AM Aleutians West Census Area3.9% Alaska4.8%	3.9%
5:00-5:29 AM	5:00-5:29 AM Aleutians West Census Area5.7% Alaska3.6%	5.7%
5:30-5:59 AM	5:30-5:59 AM Aleutians West Census Area8.7% Alaska5.6%	8.7%
6:00-6:29 AM	6:00-6:29 AM Aleutians West Census Area7.5% Alaska7.2%	7.5%
6:30-6:59 AM	6:30-6:59 AM Aleutians West Census Area10.3% Alaska8.6%	10.3%
7:00-7:29 AM	7:00-7:29 AM Aleutians West Census Area6.7% Alaska12.9%	6.7%
7:30-7:59 AM	7:30-7:59 AM Aleutians West Census Area16.6% Alaska17.1%	16.6%
8:00-8:29 AM	8:00-8:29 AM Aleutians West Census Area11.9% Alaska10.7%	11.9%
8:30-8:59 AM	8:30-8:59 AM Aleutians West Census Area4.4% Alaska6.3%	4.4%
9:00-9:59 AM	9:00-9:59 AM Aleutians West Census Area10.5% Alaska7.1%	10.5%
10:00-10:59 AM	10:00-10:59 AM Aleutians West Census Area0.4% Alaska3.4%	0.4%
11:00-11:59 AM	11:00-11:59 AM Aleutians West Census Area2.5% Alaska1.7%	2.5%
12:00-3:59 PM	12:00-3:59 PM Aleutians West Census Area3.5% Alaska5.6%	3.5%
4:00-11:59 PM	4:00-11:59 PM Aleutians West Census Area7.4% Alaska5.3%	7.4%

Aleutians West Census Area Alaska Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Aleutians West Census Area is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 16.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 17.1% across Alaska. Early starts are more common than in Alaska: 18.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Alaska: 45.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.3% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.2%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Aleutians West Census Area, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Aleutians West Census Area Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Aleutians West Census Area next to Alaska and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

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Show typical departure times by year

Year	Aleutians West Census Area	Alaska	United States
2009	8:01 AM	7:47 AM	7:37 AM
2010	8:04 AM	7:45 AM	7:38 AM
2011	8:00 AM	7:46 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:53 AM	7:47 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:50 AM	7:46 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:52 AM	7:45 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:36 AM	7:45 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:31 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:33 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:32 AM	7:44 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:26 AM	7:45 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:36 AM	7:45 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:46 AM	7:44 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:37 AM	7:44 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:36 AM	7:44 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:43 AM	7:43 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Aleutians West Census Area were on the road by 7:43 AM, 18 minutes earlier than in 2009 (8:01 AM). The shift is sharper than across Alaska, where the typical start moved 4 minutes earlier. Commuters in Aleutians West Census Area now leave 5 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Aleutians West Census Area has moved 17 minutes later.

How does Aleutians West Census Area's commute time compare?

Metric	Aleutians West Census Area	Alaska	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	6.9 min	16.1 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	8.3%	9.7%	15.0%
Walked	34.9%	7.2%	2.4%
Public Transit	< 0.1%	1.0%	3.2%

The average commute time in Aleutians West Census Area is 6.9 minutes, shorter than the 16.1 minutes in Alaska.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Alaska. 34.9% commute by walking, higher than the 7.2% in Alaska.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau