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Remote work in Alaska: 9.7% work from home

About 34,435 of Alaska's 353,321 workers usually work from home in Alaska, a share of 9.7%. That is 5.4 points below the US figure of 15.1%, ranking Alaska 41st of 52 (50 states, DC and Puerto Rico). See the top teleworkable jobs in Alaska and the county table.

Work from home

9.7%

US: 15.1%

Rank

41 of 52

1 = highest share

Change since 2019

+5.4 pts

2019: 4.3%

Mean commute

19.4 min

One way, non-remote workers

How people in Alaska get to work

Drove alone65.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Public transit1.0%

Other (carpool, walk, bike, other)24.3%

65.0% drive to work alone and 1.0% take public transit. The "other" share is the remainder of the published categories.

Men vs women

Men working from home7.9%

Women working from home12.0%

Women are 4.1 points more likely than men to work from home in Alaska.

Change since 2019

In the 2019 ACS 1-year survey, 4.3% worked from home. The 2020 to 2024 average is 9.7%, a change of +5.4 pts. The two figures come from different survey products, so treat the change as indicative.

Counties in Alaska

30 counties or equivalents. Wrangell City and Borough has the highest share at 13.3%.

30 rows


1	Wrangell City and Borough	13.3%	110	826	8.5 min
2	Juneau City and Borough	13.0%	2,136	16,385	15.1 min
2	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	13.0%	393	3,033	15.9 min
4	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	11.7%	5,674	48,638	34.8 min
5	Aleutians East Borough	11.5%	244	2,126	5.6 min
6	Haines Borough	11.3%	104	921	12.5 min
7	Anchorage Municipality	10.9%	16,274	149,225	18.8 min
8	Kenai Peninsula Borough	10.5%	2,567	24,378	20.7 min
9	Copper River Census Area	9.4%	94	1,002	29.4 min
10	Kusilvak Census Area	9.2%	205	2,233	6.3 min
11	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	8.8%	215	2,446	11.0 min
12	Aleutians West Census Area	8.3%	309	3,717	6.4 min
13	Lake and Peninsula Borough	8.1%	46	568	13.3 min
14	Yakutat City and Borough	7.6%	25	328	5.5 min
15	Sitka City and Borough	7.5%	340	4,555	13.0 min
16	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	7.4%	187	2,539	12.7 min
17	Bethel Census Area	7.1%	456	6,408	7.4 min
18	Bristol Bay Borough	7.0%	36	515	9.2 min
19	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	6.7%	66	992	12.6 min
20	Fairbanks North Star Borough	6.6%	3,157	48,185	19.2 min
21	Petersburg Borough	6.5%	116	1,773	6.8 min
22	Dillingham Census Area	6.3%	111	1,766	8.7 min
23	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	6.0%	421	7,046	14.6 min
24	North Slope Borough	5.6%	318	5,704	13.0 min
25	Northwest Arctic Borough	5.3%	122	2,322	5.9 min
26	Kodiak Island Borough	4.8%	318	6,673	10.1 min
27	Skagway Municipality	4.6%	32	698	4.9 min
28	Nome Census Area	4.5%	158	3,496	6.3 min
29	Chugach Census Area	4.2%	145	3,489	9.2 min
29	Denali Borough	4.2%	56	1,334	15.5 min

Best paying remote jobs in Alaska No degree remote jobs in Alaska

Top teleworkable jobs in Alaska

The largest occupations in Alaska that can typically be done from home, by employment (BLS OEWS May 2024, Dingel and Neiman classification).

Occupation	Employment	Median wage
General and Operations Managers	6,010	$120,470
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	5,720	$67,030
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5,320	$46,280
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	4,630	$54,510
Office Clerks, General	4,090	$51,400
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,380	$76,290
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,780	$77,730
Customer Service Representatives	2,540	$44,760
Accountants and Auditors	2,440	$81,950
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2,260	$48,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	2,160	$90,150
Financial Managers	2,090	$122,770
Managers, All Other	1,780	$123,160
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,580	$63,710
Civil Engineers	1,540	$107,240

Remote work in Alaska: 9.7% work from home

How people in Alaska get to work

Men vs women

Change since 2019

Counties in Alaska

Top teleworkable jobs in Alaska

Metro areas in Alaska

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