Commuting in Prince of Wales-Hyder 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 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Prince of Wales-Hyder 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 60 hours, about 2.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 55% less time on the road than the Alaska average of 16.1 minutes each way, a difference of 8.9 minutes.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area holds about 0.8% of Alaska's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area would save about 24 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $742 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)
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
7.2 min
14.4 min
60 hrs/yr
$1,854
128
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
7.2
minutes to get to work in
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.
That's 68% 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 7.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Car:
68.2%
Walked:
18.7%
Worked at Home:
7.4%
Other:
4.4%
Bicycle:
0.6%
Public Transportation:
0.5%
Taxi:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 183715.1 times less than the Alaska average (0.0% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Prince of Wales-Hyder 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
Other
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
77.5%
5.2%
7.2%
8.0%
0.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
69.1%
22.2%
2.8%
4.2%
0.6%
1.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
67.0%
25.3%
2.6%
3.3%
0.7%
0.9%
0.1%
0.0%
2012
68.2%
23.2%
2.6%
3.5%
0.9%
1.5%
0.2%
0.0%
2013
65.8%
23.3%
4.8%
4.3%
0.6%
1.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2014
67.1%
21.9%
3.9%
5.3%
0.6%
0.9%
0.3%
0.0%
2015
67.1%
20.2%
4.6%
6.1%
0.6%
0.9%
0.6%
0.0%
2016
68.6%
18.3%
5.0%
6.1%
0.3%
1.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2017
66.1%
19.1%
4.9%
7.7%
0.4%
1.3%
0.5%
0.0%
2018
64.8%
22.3%
3.5%
7.4%
0.3%
1.4%
0.3%
0.0%
2019
65.8%
22.4%
4.2%
5.5%
0.3%
1.6%
0.2%
0.0%
2020
67.4%
22.1%
3.9%
5.2%
0.3%
1.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2021
69.0%
21.1%
4.3%
4.3%
0.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
71.3%
20.6%
4.3%
3.0%
0.2%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
69.7%
19.6%
6.6%
3.2%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
68.2%
18.7%
7.4%
4.4%
0.6%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share bottomed out in 2018 at 64.8%. Overall it fell from 77.5% in 2009 to 68.2% in 2024, down 9.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Walking gained the most ground in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: its share of workers rose from 5.2% in 2009 to 18.7% in 2024, up 13.5 percentage points.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 2.0% to 0.5% of workers (down 1.5 percentage points).
Walking overtook working from home to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2010 release and has stayed ahead since.
Walking peaked at 25.3% in 2011 and has since fallen back to 18.7%.
Commute Start Times in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
🛌Hitting SnoozeThe biggest shift to later mornings among Alaska's 30 counties: the typical start is 19 minutes later than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area?
The bars show when commuters in Prince of Wales-Hyder 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 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area8.6%Alaska4.8%
8.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3.1%Alaska3.6%
3.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3.0%Alaska5.6%
3.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3.2%Alaska7.2%
3.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area9.6%Alaska8.6%
9.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area12.9%Alaska12.9%
12.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area25.3%Alaska17.1%
25.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.1%Alaska10.7%
13.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area4.2%Alaska6.3%
4.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3.9%Alaska7.1%
3.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3.8%Alaska3.4%
3.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area1.3%Alaska1.7%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3.9%Alaska5.6%
3.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area4.1%Alaska5.3%
4.1%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaAlaskaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 25.3% 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: 61.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.3% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.0%) 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 Prince of Wales-Hyder 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 Prince of Wales-Hyder 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 Prince of Wales-Hyder 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
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Alaska
United States
2009
7:22 AM
7:47 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:45 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:44 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:42 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:45 AM
7:46 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:46 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:47 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:47 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:46 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:43 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:42 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:39 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:40 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:39 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:42 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:42 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area were on the road by 7:42 AM, 19 minutes later than in 2009 (7:22 AM). That goes against the trend across Alaska, where the typical commuter now leaves 4 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area now leave 4 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's commute time compare?
Metric
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Alaska
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
7.2 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
7.4%
9.7%
15.0%
Walked
18.7%
7.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area is 7.2 minutes, shorter than the 16.1 minutes in Alaska.
0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Alaska. 18.7% commute by walking, higher than the 7.2% in Alaska.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 5,697 residents against a local median of 8,374. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK's one-way commute, at 7.2 min, runs 16% below the 8.6 min typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 7.4 min on one-way commute, so Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK has the 3rd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska?
Commuters here spend an estimated 60 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $1,854 at a typical national wage. That's 55% less than the typical Alaska commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Prince of Wales-Hyder 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.
How do commute times compare across 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).