ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnson County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone83.3%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute18.3 min → 19.3 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 4.9%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 83.3%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.3% ±3.3 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.9% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 10,114 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,003± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,114± 459 MOE
Workers with travel time9,622± 487 MOE
Estimated home workers492± 181 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.