ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AR · GEOID 5052902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Benton, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute23.6 min → 24.2 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 9.4%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 79.9%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±3.0 pp
Carpool9.1% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.4% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 18,551 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,595± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+18,551± 697 MOE
Workers with travel time16,815± 795 MOE
Estimated home workers1,736± 443 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.