ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Randolph County, Arkansas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.8 min one way; 4.9% worked from home, 81.9% drove alone, and 7.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 Randolph County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.8 min → 23.8 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 4.9%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 81.9%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Randolph County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.9%; 0.3% used public transit and 4.9% worked from home.

Drive alone81.9% ±4.0 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.9% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 7,339 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Randolph County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 46th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% 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.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Randolph County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,339 workers age 16+, including 6,982 workers with reported travel time and 357 home workers.

Population estimate18,838± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,339± 434 MOE
Workers with travel time6,982± 463 MOE
Estimated home workers357± 112 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 Randolph 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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