ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lafayette County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone83.3%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 commute26.2 min → 29.7 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 3.4%▼ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 83.3%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.3% ±5.6 pp
Carpool8.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home3.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 2,180 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,136± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,180± 163 MOE
Workers with travel time2,106± 163 MOE
Estimated home workers74± 50 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.