ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AR · GEOID 5434602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Magnolia, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip17.7 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute14.8 min → 17.7 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 5.5%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 78.0%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±6.5 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.0 pp
Walk4.5% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.9 pp
Work from home5.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 4,883 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,894± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+4,883± 406 MOE
Workers with travel time4,614± 424 MOE
Estimated home workers269± 139 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.