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Anchorage, AK · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Anchorage

Anchorage ranks #21 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 85 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 85th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Alaska.

traffic-flow score
85
Exceptional
National rank
#21 of 134
In Alaska
#1 of 1
Percentile
85th

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Anchorage sits 35 points above the median.

How traffic & commutes is measured

Congestion and the time lost to commuting.

The traffic-flow score is the flip side of our traffic measure — 100 minus the raw traffic score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data source: US Census commute-time data (ACS).

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Anchorage

  1. T#19 Burlington, VT 86
  2. T#19 Gatlinburg, TN 86
  3. #21 Anchorage, AK — this page 85
  4. #22 Boise, ID 84
  5. T#23 Portland, ME 83

See the full leaderboard — Cities with the lightest traffic →

Top US cities for easy commutes

  1. #1 Telluride, CO 100
  2. #2 Jackson, WY 99
  3. T#3 Aspen, CO 98
  4. T#3 Key West, FL 98
  5. #5 Park City, UT 97

More about Anchorage

Anchorage scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: