Commuting in Chugach Census Area, Alaska: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Chugach Census Area: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Chugach Census Area spend about 16 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 65 hours, about 2.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 52% less time on the road than the Alaska average of 16.1 minutes each way, a difference of 8.3 minutes.
Chugach Census Area holds about 0.9% of Alaska's population but accounts for roughly 0.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Chugach Census Area would save about 26 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $803 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)
Chugach Census Area
7.8 min
15.6 min
65 hrs/yr
$2,009
333
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.
On average, it takes
7.8
minutes to get to work in
Chugach Census Area.
That's 65% 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 4.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Chugach Census Area
Car:
75.5%
Walked:
16.3%
Worked at Home:
4.2%
Bicycle:
1.9%
Other:
1.1%
Taxi:
0.7%
Motorcycle:
0.4%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is essentially absent in Chugach Census Area, versus 1.0% in Alaska.
Commute Mode Trends in Chugach Census Area, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Chugach 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.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Walked
Worked at Home
Bicycle
Other
Taxi
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
2009
81.3%
9.7%
4.7%
0.9%
3.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
80.7%
10.3%
4.1%
0.6%
4.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
73.8%
12.2%
10.5%
0.6%
2.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2012
75.0%
11.0%
9.9%
0.5%
3.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
75.2%
10.7%
9.2%
1.1%
3.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
75.5%
13.0%
6.9%
1.4%
2.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2015
73.4%
16.6%
6.8%
0.4%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
78.0%
15.6%
2.3%
0.4%
3.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2017
77.7%
16.0%
3.4%
0.8%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2018
76.9%
15.8%
4.7%
0.0%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2019
76.1%
15.1%
5.1%
0.0%
3.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2020
80.4%
11.3%
4.2%
0.0%
3.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
80.4%
10.8%
3.6%
0.4%
4.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.3%
2022
77.0%
13.5%
4.3%
0.4%
4.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
76.5%
14.2%
4.6%
1.2%
3.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
75.5%
16.3%
4.2%
1.9%
1.1%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share bottomed out in 2015 at 73.4%. Overall it fell from 81.3% in 2009 to 75.5% in 2024, down 5.8 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.
Walking gained the most ground in Chugach Census Area: its share of workers rose from 9.7% in 2009 to 16.3% in 2024, up 6.6 percentage points.
Working from home lost the most ground, falling from 4.7% to 4.2% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Chugach Census Area
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Chugach Census Area?
The bars show when commuters in Chugach 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 AMChugach Census Area4.5%Alaska4.8%
4.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMChugach Census Area3.0%Alaska3.6%
3.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMChugach Census Area7.1%Alaska5.6%
7.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMChugach Census Area3.7%Alaska7.2%
3.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMChugach Census Area6.0%Alaska8.6%
6.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMChugach Census Area8.2%Alaska12.9%
8.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMChugach Census Area24.8%Alaska17.1%
24.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMChugach Census Area15.8%Alaska10.7%
15.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMChugach Census Area8.5%Alaska6.3%
8.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMChugach Census Area5.9%Alaska7.1%
5.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMChugach Census Area2.0%Alaska3.4%
2.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMChugach Census Area1.9%Alaska1.7%
1.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMChugach Census Area3.4%Alaska5.6%
3.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMChugach Census Area5.2%Alaska5.3%
5.2%
Chugach Census AreaAlaskaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Chugach Census Area is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 24.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 17.1% across Alaska. Early starts are about as common as in Alaska: 14.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Alaska: 54.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.3% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.4%) 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 Chugach 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 Chugach 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 Chugach 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.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Chugach Census Area
Alaska
United States
2009
7:47 AM
7:47 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:43 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:47 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:48 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:47 AM
7:46 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:48 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:48 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:46 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:45 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:46 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:46 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:48 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:44 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:52 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:56 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:51 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Chugach Census Area were on the road by 7:51 AM, 4 minutes later than in 2009 (7:47 AM). That goes against the trend across Alaska, where the typical commuter now leaves 4 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Chugach Census Area now leave 13 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 Chugach Census Area has moved 5 minutes later.
How does Chugach Census Area's commute time compare?
Metric
Chugach Census Area
Alaska
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
7.8 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
4.2%
9.7%
15.0%
Walked
16.3%
7.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Chugach Census Area is 7.8 minutes, shorter than the 16.1 minutes in Alaska.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Alaska. 16.3% commute by walking, higher than the 7.2% in Alaska.
Chugach Census Area, AK Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Chugach Census Area, AK is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 6,866 residents against a local median of 95,452. Chugach Census Area, AK's work from home, at 4.2%, runs 62% below the 10.9% typical of the counties around it.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 7.8 min against a local median of 17.1 min, 55% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 55% below the local median it puts Chugach Census Area, AK at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 6.4% on work from home, so Chugach Census Area, AK sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Chugach Census Area, AK has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Chugach Census Area, Alaska.
Is living in Chugach Census Area, Alaska good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 65 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,009 at a typical national wage. That's 52% less than the typical Alaska commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Chugach Census Area, Alaska?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Chugach Census Area, Alaska. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Chugach Census Area, Alaska?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 1.0% in Alaska, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Alaska?
Among counties in Alaska, the shortest average commutes are in Skagway Municipality (4.7 min), Northwest Arctic Borough (5.5 min), Nome Census Area (5.8 min). The longest are in Matanuska-Susitna Borough (25.3 min), Fairbanks North Star Borough (17.2 min), Anchorage Municipality (17.1 min).