Kotzebue, located in Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough, is a small city of about 3,200 people. The town sits on the southern edge of Kotzebue Sound and access to public transportation options in this rural area are limited. Despite this, Kotzebue still has several options for those who need to travel due to its remote location.
The primary form of public transportation available in Kotzebue is the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). AMHS provides ferry service that connects many cities in Alaska with each other and with Bellingham, Washington. The ferries run year-round and their routes stop at various ports throughout the state, including Ketchikan, Juneau, Prince Rupert British Columbia, and Kodiak. In addition to the AMHS Ferry Service, there are also scheduled air services operated by local airlines such as Ravn Alaska Airlines and Warbelow's Air Ventures which can provide transportation between Kotzebue and other nearby cities such as Anchorage or Fairbanks. In addition to these services there is also an informal network of taxicabs and vans that provide transportation within Kotzebue as well as trips to neighboring villages.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Kotzebue (zip 99752) takes 0.0 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Kotzebue (zip 99752) get to work:
- 29.9% drive their own car alone
- 17.1% carpool with others
- 5.0% work from home
- 0.3% take mass transit