ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Union County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone84.6%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute19.6 min → 20.1 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 6.9%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.3% → 84.6%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.6% ±2.3 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 15,832 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,900± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,832± 612 MOE
Workers with travel time14,744± 636 MOE
Estimated home workers1,088± 299 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.