See what the average commute is in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Matanuska-Susitna Borough has a longer commute than all of its five neighboring boroughs, with Bethel Census Area, AK having the shortest commute at 7.2 minutes.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 35.1 minutes
--- 85.0% higher than state average
--- #1 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 20.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 83.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.7%
- Workers who work from home: 7.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 31.0%

Commutes in neighboring boroughs
#1. Bethel Census Area, AK: 7.2 minutes
#2. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK: 9.1 minutes
#3. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK: 14.1 minutes
#4. Denali Borough, AK: 16.3 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