ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newton County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute32.8 min → 33.9 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 16.1%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 71.7%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±5.1 pp
Carpool8.9% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.7% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home16.1% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 2,826 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% 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.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,112± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,826± 251 MOE
Workers with travel time2,370± 246 MOE
Estimated home workers456± 151 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.