ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sharp County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.5%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.4%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 commute23.0 min → 27.5 min▲ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 7.2%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 78.5%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.5% ±4.5 pp
Carpool11.8% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.2% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 5,941 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.

69thMean commute percentile

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

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,773± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,941± 377 MOE
Workers with travel time5,512± 398 MOE
Estimated home workers429± 157 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.