What is the average commute in Polk County, Arkansas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Polk County, Arkansas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 4.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Polk County, Arkansas

Name: Commute estimates for Polk County, Arkansas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.0 min one way; 4.8% worked from home, 76.5% drove alone, and 6.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±2.8 min MOE

Worked from home4.8%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone76.5%±3.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.4%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 Polk County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.8 min → 21.0 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 4.8%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 76.5%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Polk County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 4.8% worked from home.

Drive alone76.5% ±3.3 pp

Carpool14.9% ±3.5 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk2.0% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.7% ±0.7 pp

Work from home4.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 7,703 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Polk County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 31th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

31^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

24^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Polk County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,703 workers age 16+, including 7,333 workers with reported travel time and 370 home workers.

Population estimate19,361± — MOE

Workers age 16+7,703± 431 MOE

Workers with travel time7,333± 414 MOE

Estimated home workers370± 133 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Arkansas commute records for Polk County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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