ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.0%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 commute32.5 min → 32.2 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 8.8%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.3% → 78.8%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±3.9 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.5% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.8% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 7,447 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% 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.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,329± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,447± 503 MOE
Workers with travel time6,793± 486 MOE
Estimated home workers654± 237 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.