ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute25.2 min → 21.5 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 7.3%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.5% → 83.5%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.5% ±3.1 pp
Carpool8.7% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.3% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 3,874 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,950± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,874± 259 MOE
Workers with travel time3,590± 251 MOE
Estimated home workers284± 143 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.