ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Boone County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute19.2 min → 20.2 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 10.0%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 75.0%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±1.3 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 16,526 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,138± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,526± 774 MOE
Workers with travel time14,868± 768 MOE
Estimated home workers1,658± 388 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.