ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AR · GEOID 5134502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cherokee Village, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±9.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute15.3 min → 21.8 min▲ 6.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 12.1%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 69.7%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±7.5 pp
Carpool16.6% ±9.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.4 pp
Work from home12.1% ±9.6 pp

Each share uses 1,407 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,046± 386 MOE
Workers age 16+1,407± 219 MOE
Workers with travel time1,237± 225 MOE
Estimated home workers170± 137 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.