Commuting in Yakutat City and Borough, 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 Yakutat City and Borough: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Yakutat City and Borough spend about 13 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 53 hours, about 2.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 61% less time on the road than the Alaska average of 16.1 minutes each way, a difference of 9.8 minutes.
Yakutat City and Borough holds about 0.1% of Alaska's population but accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Yakutat City and Borough would save about 21 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $654 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)
Yakutat City and Borough
6.3 min
12.7 min
53 hrs/yr
$1,635
N/A
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
6.3
minutes to get to work in
Yakutat City and Borough.
That's 72% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 76% of counties in Alaska
The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by walking. About 7.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Yakutat City and Borough
Car:
48.5%unusually low
Walked:
39.6%unusually high
Worked at Home:
7.6%
Bicycle:
2.4%unusually high
Other:
1.8%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Yakutat City and Borough: 2552.1 times less than the Alaska average (0.0% vs 0.2%).
Driving is 37% less common in Yakutat City and Borough than the Alaska average (48.5% vs 76.9%).
Walking is unusually common in Yakutat City and Borough: 5.5 times more than the Alaska average (39.6% vs 7.2%).
Public transit is unusually rare in Yakutat City and Borough: 1112283514.2 times less than the Alaska average (0.0% vs 1.0%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Yakutat City and Borough, versus 0.5% in Alaska.
Biking is unusually common in Yakutat City and Borough: 3.6 times more than the Alaska average (2.4% vs 0.7%).
Yakutat City and Borough stands out for active commuting: 42.1% of workers walk or bike to work, 5.3 times the Alaska average of 7.9%.
Commute Mode Trends in Yakutat City and Borough, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Yakutat City and Borough 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
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
76.1%
11.2%
6.2%
0.0%
5.1%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
73.2%
11.5%
6.8%
0.0%
6.4%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
65.1%
20.6%
6.0%
0.4%
6.5%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
73.3%
13.1%
7.2%
0.3%
5.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
62.1%
27.2%
6.9%
0.3%
2.6%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
65.4%
25.7%
6.3%
0.3%
1.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
65.2%
27.3%
5.3%
0.8%
0.6%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
63.0%
25.9%
4.5%
4.2%
1.5%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
63.2%
26.7%
4.2%
4.1%
0.9%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
62.5%
26.8%
5.1%
3.9%
1.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
59.4%
27.5%
4.4%
6.6%
1.9%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
62.6%
25.9%
3.4%
6.5%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
62.0%
29.2%
4.9%
1.9%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
60.7%
28.9%
4.4%
3.1%
2.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
52.4%
31.7%
10.3%
3.4%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
48.5%
39.6%
7.6%
2.4%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 76.1% in 2009 to 48.5% in 2024, down 27.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.
Walking gained the most ground in Yakutat City and Borough: its share of workers rose from 11.2% in 2009 to 39.6% in 2024, up 28.4 percentage points.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 1.5% to 0.0% of workers (down 1.5 percentage points).
Biking overtook public transit to become the 4th most common choice in the 2016 release and has stayed ahead since.
Biking peaked at 6.6% in 2019 and has since fallen back to 2.4%.
Commute Start Times in Yakutat City and Borough
😴Sleeping InThe 2nd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Alaska's 30 counties: 27.4% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
🌅Dawn PatrolThe 3rd-highest share of pre-6 AM departures among Alaska's 30 counties: 26.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
🧘Rush-Hour DodgersThe 3rd-lowest share of rush-hour departures among Alaska's 30 counties: only 37.6% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Yakutat City and Borough?
The bars show when commuters in Yakutat City and Borough 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 AMYakutat City and Borough12.2%Alaska4.8%
12.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMYakutat City and Borough0.0%Alaska3.6%
0.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMYakutat City and Borough13.9%Alaska5.6%
13.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMYakutat City and Borough1.3%Alaska7.2%
1.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMYakutat City and Borough3.0%Alaska8.6%
3.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMYakutat City and Borough12.5%Alaska12.9%
12.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMYakutat City and Borough6.3%Alaska17.1%
6.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMYakutat City and Borough15.8%Alaska10.7%
15.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMYakutat City and Borough7.6%Alaska6.3%
7.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMYakutat City and Borough6.9%Alaska7.1%
6.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMYakutat City and Borough4.6%Alaska3.4%
4.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMYakutat City and Borough0.3%Alaska1.7%
0.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMYakutat City and Borough5.9%Alaska5.6%
5.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMYakutat City and Borough9.6%Alaska5.3%
9.6%
Yakutat City and BoroughAlaskaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Yakutat City and Borough is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 15.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.7% across Alaska. Early starts are more common than in Alaska: 26.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Alaska: 37.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.3% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.4%) 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 Yakutat City and Borough, 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 Yakutat City and Borough 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 Yakutat City and Borough 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
Yakutat City and Borough
Alaska
United States
2009
8:09 AM
7:47 AM
7:37 AM
2010
8:10 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:59 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2012
8:01 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2013
8:05 AM
7:46 AM
7:39 AM
2014
8:01 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2015
8:04 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2016
8:15 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2017
8:14 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2018
8:02 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
8:08 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2020
8:08 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:55 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:44 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:32 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
8:02 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Yakutat City and Borough were on the road by 8:02 AM, 8 minutes earlier than in 2009 (8:09 AM). The shift is sharper than across Alaska, where the typical start moved 4 minutes earlier. Commuters in Yakutat City and Borough now leave 24 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 Yakutat City and Borough has moved 6 minutes earlier.
How does Yakutat City and Borough's commute time compare?
Metric
Yakutat City and Borough
Alaska
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
6.3 min
16.1 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
05:30 AM – 05:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.6%
9.7%
15.0%
Walked
39.6%
7.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Yakutat City and Borough is 6.3 minutes, shorter than the 16.1 minutes in Alaska.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Alaska. 39.6% commute by walking, higher than the 7.2% in Alaska.
Yakutat City and Borough, AK Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Yakutat City and Borough, AK is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 508 residents against a local median of 2,319. Yakutat City and Borough, AK's work from home, at 7.6%, runs 19% below the 9.4% typical of the counties around it.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 6.3 min against a local median of 7.6 min, 17% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 17% below the local median it puts Yakutat City and Borough, AK at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 8.4% on work from home, so Yakutat City and Borough, AK sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Yakutat City and Borough, AK has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska?
Commuters here spend an estimated 53 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $1,635 at a typical national wage. That's 61% less than the typical Alaska commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska?
Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Yakutat City and Borough, 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.
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).