ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 50912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Miller County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute20.0 min → 20.1 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 3.9%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 82.0%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.0% ±2.2 pp
Carpool11.3% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 16,218 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,360± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,218± 715 MOE
Workers with travel time15,593± 728 MOE
Estimated home workers625± 196 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.