See what the average commute is in Bethel Census Area, AK

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Bethel Census Area using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Bethel Census Area has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring boroughs, with Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK having the longest commute at 35.1 minutes.

Bethel Census Area commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 7.2 minutes
--- 62.0% lower than state average
--- #9 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 0.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 35.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 5.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 4.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 0.3%

Commutes in neighboring boroughs
#1. Bethel Census Area, AK: 7.2 minutes
#2. Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK: 7.3 minutes
#3. Dillingham Census Area, AK: 8.7 minutes
#4. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK: 9.1 minutes
#5. Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK: 19.7 minutes
#6. Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK: 35.1 minutes

Boroughs with the best commute in Alaska
#1. Aleutians East Borough: 5.2 minutes
#1. Yakutat City and Borough: 5.2 minutes
#3. Skagway Municipality: 5.3 minutes

Boroughs with the worst commute in Alaska
#1. Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 35.1 minutes
#2. Copper River Census Area: 24.4 minutes
#3. Kenai Peninsula Borough: 19.7 minutes