ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AR · GEOID 5565402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pocahontas, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip15.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±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 commute19.4 min → 15.8 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 6.6%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 78.4%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±6.5 pp
Carpool14.1% ±6.8 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home6.6% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 2,911 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.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% 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 estimate7,538± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,911± 294 MOE
Workers with travel time2,719± 297 MOE
Estimated home workers192± 87 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.