ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Columbia County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute21.1 min → 22.3 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 5.4%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.8% → 80.8%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±4.4 pp
Carpool8.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.3% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.4% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 9,572 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% 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.

48th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,349± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,572± 471 MOE
Workers with travel time9,055± 507 MOE
Estimated home workers517± 179 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.