ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AR · GEOID 5304602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrison, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute14.1 min → 15.9 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 6.3%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 77.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±3.4 pp
Carpool11.5% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.4% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 5,420 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,350± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+5,420± 499 MOE
Workers with travel time5,077± 516 MOE
Estimated home workers343± 153 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.