ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AR · GEOID 5553102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone84.5%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute17.6 min → 19.3 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 4.2%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.0%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.9% → 84.5%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.5% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.9% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 14,511 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,743± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+14,511± 671 MOE
Workers with travel time13,896± 684 MOE
Estimated home workers615± 205 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.