ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baxter County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.7%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute17.4 min → 19.4 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 7.4%▲ 2.4 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 75.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.7% ±3.1 pp
Carpool13.6% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 14,456 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,407± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,456± 732 MOE
Workers with travel time13,392± 730 MOE
Estimated home workers1,064± 251 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.