ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Benton County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute20.6 min → 21.6 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 15.7%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 75.2%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±0.9 pp
Carpool7.0% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.7% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 150,868 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

5thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate303,632± — MOE
Workers age 16+150,868± 1,777 MOE
Workers with travel time127,110± 1,835 MOE
Estimated home workers23,758± 1,291 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.