ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Howard County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home3.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute18.2 min → 19.8 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 3.0%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 79.5%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±4.8 pp
Carpool12.6% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.8% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 5,114 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,583± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,114± 292 MOE
Workers with travel time4,959± 318 MOE
Estimated home workers155± 86 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.