Stacker compiled a list of the boroughs with the best commutes in Alaska using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Boroughs are ranked by the shortest average travel time to work, with ties broken by lowest percent of residents that commute over 60 minutes, and any further ties broken by lowest percent of residents that work outside the borough of residence.
#30. Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 36.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 20.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 31.5%
#29. Copper River Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 13.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 21.8%
#28. Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 5.5%
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4 / 30#27. Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.4%
#26. Anchorage Municipality
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.7%
#25. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 16.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 3.1%
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7 / 30#24. Denali Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 15.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.2%
#23. Juneau City and Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 15.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.8%
#22. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 15.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.5%
#21. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 4.9%
#20. Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 14.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.7%
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12 / 30#19. Bristol Bay Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 12.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.2%
#18. Haines Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 11.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.3%
#17. Kodiak Island Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 11.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.3%
#16. Sitka City and Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 11.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 3.4%
#15. Chugach Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 9.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 6.4%
#14. Dillingham Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 9.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 1.1%
#13. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 9.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 5.8%
#12. Bethel Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 7.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.3%
#11. Petersburg Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 7.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.7%
#10. North Slope Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 7.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 4.1%
#9. Wrangell City and Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 7.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.3%
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23 / 30#8. Kusilvak Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 6.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.5%
#7. Aleutians West Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 6.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.1%
#6. Nome Census Area
- Mean travel time to work: 6.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.5%
#5. Northwest Arctic Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 5.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 1.1%
#4. Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 5.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.6%
#3. Aleutians East Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 5.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 1.1%
#2. Skagway Municipality
- Mean travel time to work: 5.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 4.6%
#1. Yakutat City and Borough
- Mean travel time to work: 4.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 0.0%
