ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dallas County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home1.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute20.7 min → 25.2 min▲ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.1% → 1.8%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 80.9%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.9% ±4.9 pp
Carpool11.0% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home1.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 2,465 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,242± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,465± 182 MOE
Workers with travel time2,421± 179 MOE
Estimated home workers44± 30 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.