ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Poinsett County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute26.3 min → 24.3 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 3.9%▼ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 80.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±2.5 pp
Carpool12.3% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.9% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 8,769 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,543± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,769± 345 MOE
Workers with travel time8,426± 340 MOE
Estimated home workers343± 128 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.