ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lonoke County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute29.4 min → 29.5 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 7.9%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 81.0%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 35,608 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate75,272± — MOE
Workers age 16+35,608± 955 MOE
Workers with travel time32,796± 965 MOE
Estimated home workers2,812± 470 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.