Mean Commute Time in Arkansas

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Mean Commute Time
24.7 min −10.5% vs nat'l
Rank #40 of 52
24th %ile

How Arkansas Compares

Arkansas
24.7 min
National
27.6 min
10.5% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#37 Ohio 25.6 min
#38 Oregon 25.3 min
#39 Minnesota 24.8 min
#40 Arkansas 24.7 min
#41 Oklahoma 24.6 min
#42 Utah 24.4 min
#43 Wisconsin 24.3 min
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Highest Commute Counties in Arkansas

# County Commute
1 Perry County 36.8 min
2 Madison County 36.0 min
3 Newton County 35.8 min
4 Van Buren County 35.5 min
5 Montgomery County 34.2 min
6 Searcy County 33.8 min
7 Grant County 33.5 min
8 Lafayette County 33.0 min
9 Hot Spring County 32.4 min
10 Little River County 31.8 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Arkansas

# County Commute
75 Arkansas County 20.5 min
74 Baxter County 21.2 min
73 Sebastian County 21.2 min
72 Independence County 21.3 min
71 Johnson County 21.3 min
70 Phillips County 21.6 min
69 Jackson County 21.6 min
68 Chicot County 21.8 min
67 Mississippi County 21.8 min
66 Union County 21.9 min

Mean Commute Time in Arkansas

Arkansas has a mean commute time of 24.7 min, ranking #40 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 10.5% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Arkansas's 75 counties, mean commute time ranges from 20.5 min to 36.8 min. The county with the highest value is Perry County at 36.8 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.