Nome, AK Quality of Life Profile and Information

• The median travel time to work in Nome is 6.91 minutes.

• The percent of the population that uses public transportation is 2% with 67% driving alone or carpooling.

Nome WORK COMMUTING FACTS
Commuter Travel Options
Median Travel Time to Work (minutes)	6.91
Use Public Transportation	2%
Drive or Carpool	67%
Walk or Bike	27%
Work at Home	4%

• Winter (January) low temperatures for Nome are -1.80 degrees.

• Summer (July) high temperatures for Nome are 58.60 degrees.

Nome SEASONAL TEMPERATURE RANGES
Weather Indicator
Annual Precipitation (in.)	16.56
Average January High Temperature (degrees)	13.40
Average January Low Temperature (degrees)	-1.80
Average July High Temperature (degrees)	58.60
Average July Low Temperature (degrees)	46.60

• Nome 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.

Nome 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.

• Nome has an air pollution index of 70 and carbon monoxide index of 169. See the chart below for detailed information on risks of other types of pollution.

Nome POLUTION RISKS
Pollution Type	Index
Air Pollution	70
Ozone	1
Carbon Monoxide	169
Lead	39
NO2	69
Particulate Matter	72
(100=National Average)

• Crime risks are provided as a comparison to the national average (100). Total crime risk* in this Nome is 163 with murder risk of 8.

• Some other crime risks include burglary 120 and motor vehicle theft 232.

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

Nome CRIME RISKS
	Index*
Total Crime Risk (County)	163
Personal Crime Risk (County)	149
Murder Risk (County)	8
Rape Risk (County)	404
Robbery Risk (County)	27
Burglary Risk (County)	120
Assault Risk (County)	259
Property Crime Risk (County)	214
Larceny Risk (County)	235
Motor Vehicle Theft Risk(County)	232
(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 Nome.

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