I've measured my green beans, tomato vines and peas from one day to the next and recorded 4-6 inches of growth overnight. The growing season is very short here, but it's fast and furious. A good percentage of the residents have gardens and greenhouses to supplement fresh goodies on the table in the summer. Tok has a boom and bust lifestyle. With the influx of tourists coming up the Alaska Highway in the summer, hotels, restaurants, gas stations etc hire extra help.
Many residents are only able to work steady in the summer.
When the summer is over, there is no industry here to fill in a paycheck. There are no state, city, borough taxes or building codes. Tok has wonderful water. But if you have water, it's because you put in your own well. There is a power company, but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll have electricity.