ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hempstead County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone86.2%±1.7 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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute22.9 min → 21.2 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 3.9%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 86.2%▲ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.2% ±1.7 pp
Carpool7.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.9% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 7,236 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,508± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,236± 493 MOE
Workers with travel time6,952± 486 MOE
Estimated home workers284± 121 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.