ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AR · GEOID 51452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

White County, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute23.4 min → 22.4 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 4.8%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 82.4%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±1.8 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.8% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 32,527 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate77,838± — MOE
Workers age 16+32,527± 833 MOE
Workers with travel time30,964± 869 MOE
Estimated home workers1,563± 307 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.