See what the average commute is in Hoonah-Angoon 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 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area has a longer commute than two out of three neighboring boroughs, with Yakutat City and Borough, AK having the shortest commute at 5.2 minutes.

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 14.2 minutes
--- 25.1% lower than state average
--- #9 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 44.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.8%
- Workers who work from home: 5.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 10.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 6.1%

Commutes in neighboring boroughs
#1. Yakutat City and Borough, AK: 5.2 minutes
#2. Sitka City and Borough, AK: 11.0 minutes
#3. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK: 14.2 minutes
#4. Juneau City and Borough, AK: 15.3 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