ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sebastian County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute19.2 min → 19.3 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.6%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 78.9%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.9% ±2.0 pp
Carpool10.8% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.6% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 57,621 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate128,900± — MOE
Workers age 16+57,621± 1,147 MOE
Workers with travel time53,243± 1,157 MOE
Estimated home workers4,378± 631 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.