ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clark County, Arkansas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.4 min one way; 6.0% worked from home, 76.2% drove alone, and 8.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 Clark County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute19.9 min → 21.4 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 6.0%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 76.2%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Clark County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.2%; 0.4% used public transit and 6.0% worked from home.

Drive alone76.2% ±3.4 pp
Carpool9.9% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk6.1% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 9,443 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Clark County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 33th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

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

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Clark County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,443 workers age 16+, including 8,880 workers with reported travel time and 563 home workers.

Population estimate21,125± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,443± 487 MOE
Workers with travel time8,880± 499 MOE
Estimated home workers563± 144 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Arkansas commute records for Clark County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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