What is the average commute in Washington County, Arkansas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Washington County, Arkansas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Arkansas

Name: Commute estimates for Washington County, Arkansas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.9 min one way; 11.2% worked from home, 75.9% drove alone, and 3.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Washington County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

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 Washington County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.9%; 0.5% used public transit and 11.2% worked from home.

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

How Washington County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 20th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

20^thMean commute percentile

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

43^thWork-from-home percentile

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

51^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

8^th60+ 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 Washington County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 126,573 workers age 16+, including 112,355 workers with reported travel time and 14,218 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Arkansas commute records for Washington County

These 7 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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