ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Searcy County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone88.1%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute27.1 min → 30.4 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 4.2%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 88.1%▲ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone88.1% ±3.4 pp
Carpool4.1% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.2% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 2,895 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% 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.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,859± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,895± 210 MOE
Workers with travel time2,772± 201 MOE
Estimated home workers123± 69 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.