ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AR · GEOID 5334002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip16.9 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute17.5 min → 16.9 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 6.8%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 76.1%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±3.1 pp
Carpool12.5% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 16,294 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 25k–100k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,920± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+16,294± 726 MOE
Workers with travel time15,185± 727 MOE
Estimated home workers1,109± 261 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.