ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scott County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.8%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute29.4 min → 25.8 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 4.3%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 81.8%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.8% ±5.8 pp
Carpool10.2% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.3% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 3,702 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,816± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,702± 336 MOE
Workers with travel time3,541± 336 MOE
Estimated home workers161± 90 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.