ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carroll County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.6%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute21.0 min → 21.9 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 11.2%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 70.6%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.6% ±3.8 pp
Carpool10.7% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.0% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 11,733 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,626± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,733± 481 MOE
Workers with travel time10,417± 563 MOE
Estimated home workers1,316± 337 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.