ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip20.9 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute20.2 min → 20.9 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 11.2%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 75.9%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±1.0 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.2% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 126,573 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% 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 estimate256,765± — MOE
Workers age 16+126,573± 1,878 MOE
Workers with travel time112,355± 2,073 MOE
Estimated home workers14,218± 1,165 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.