Big Lake, AK Quality of Life Profile and Information

• The median travel time to work in Big Lake is 32.35 minutes.

• The percent of the population that uses public transportation is 0.00% with 86% driving alone or carpooling.

Big Lake WORK COMMUTING FACTS
Commuter Travel Options
Median Travel Time to Work (minutes)	32.35
Use Public Transportation	0.00%
Drive or Carpool	86%
Walk or Bike	6%
Work at Home	9%

• Winter (January) low temperatures for Big Lake are -5.70 degrees.

• Summer (July) high temperatures for Big Lake are 69.30 degrees.

Big Lake SEASONAL TEMPERATURE RANGES
Weather Indicator
Annual Precipitation (in.)	21.66
Average January High Temperature (degrees)	14.90
Average January Low Temperature (degrees)	-5.70
Average July High Temperature (degrees)	69.30
Average July Low Temperature (degrees)	48.70

• Big Lake has an earthquake risk of 0.00 and a hurricane risk of 0.00. See the chart below for likelihood of other potential weather threats.

Big Lake SEVERE WEATHER RISKS
Weather Situation	Index
Earthquake Risk	0.00
Hail Risk	0.00
Hurricane Risk	0.00
Tornado Risk	0.00
Wind Risk	0.00
(100=National Average)

• People today are increasingly interested in the pollution levels of their community.

• Big Lake has an air pollution index of 61 and carbon monoxide index of 128. See the chart below for detailed information on risks of other types of pollution.

Big Lake POLUTION RISKS
Pollution Type	Index
Air Pollution	61
Ozone	1
Carbon Monoxide	128
Lead	39
NO2	53
Particulate Matter	84
(100=National Average)

• Crime risks are provided as a comparison to the national average (100). Total crime risk* in this Big Lake is 3 with murder risk of 3.

• Some other crime risks include burglary 3 and motor vehicle theft 4.

• For other information on specific crimes see the chart below.

Big Lake CRIME RISKS
	Index*
Total Crime Risk (County)	3
Personal Crime Risk (County)	3
Murder Risk (County)	3
Rape Risk (County)	8
Robbery Risk (County)	2
Burglary Risk (County)	3
Assault Risk (County)	3
Property Crime Risk (County)	3
Larceny Risk (County)	3
Motor Vehicle Theft Risk(County)	4
(100=National Average)

• Although many towns have instituted policies that legislate smoking in public places this chart will show whether these rules have been adopted in Big Lake.

Big Lake PUBLIC SMOKING BANS
	Yes or no
In Workplaces	Y or N	N
In Restaurants	Y or N	N
In Bars	Y or N	N