ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Craighead County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.5%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute19.3 min → 19.6 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 6.8%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 81.5%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.5% ±1.7 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 51,322 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

2thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate113,249± — MOE
Workers age 16+51,322± 1,160 MOE
Workers with travel time47,850± 1,181 MOE
Estimated home workers3,472± 680 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.