ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pike County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.8%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.6%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 commute28.1 min → 29.9 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 4.8%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 81.8%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.8% ±4.7 pp
Carpool11.4% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.8% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 3,898 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,115± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,898± 234 MOE
Workers with travel time3,711± 265 MOE
Estimated home workers187± 96 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.