ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AR · GEOID 5674902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stuttgart, Arkansas

Mean one-way trip17.6 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home2.2%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute14.6 min → 17.6 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 2.2%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.0% → 79.9%▼ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool13.3% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home2.2% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 3,513 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.

3thWork-from-home percentile

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

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,903± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+3,513± 317 MOE
Workers with travel time3,434± 305 MOE
Estimated home workers79± 55 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.