ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ouachita County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone83.3%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute22.1 min → 22.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.5% → 4.6%▲ 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 alone89.3% → 83.3%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.3% ±3.8 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.6% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 8,301 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% 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.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,085± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,301± 496 MOE
Workers with travel time7,919± 511 MOE
Estimated home workers382± 146 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.