ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crittenden County, Arkansas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.5 min one way; 7.1% worked from home, 76.0% drove alone, and 4.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 Crittenden County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.1 min → 22.5 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 7.1%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 76.0%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Crittenden County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.0%; 0.1% used public transit and 7.1% worked from home.

Drive alone76.0% ±2.3 pp
Carpool15.6% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 19,579 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Crittenden County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 34th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Crittenden County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 19,579 workers age 16+, including 18,196 workers with reported travel time and 1,383 home workers.

Population estimate47,266± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,579± 720 MOE
Workers with travel time18,196± 774 MOE
Estimated home workers1,383± 282 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 Crittenden 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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