ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Polk County, Arkansas

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

31thMean commute percentile

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

24thWork-from-home percentile

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

46thTransit percentile

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

36th60+ 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 the shares

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.