(Data based on sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Census.gov/acs/www.)
Arkansas workers don’t spend as much time getting to and from work as do most other states.
- Among U.S. workers who did not work at home, 8.1 percent had commutes of 60 minutes or longer each way in 2011.
- New York shows the highest rate of “long commutes” at 16.2 percent, followed by Maryland and New Jersey at 14.8 and 14.6 percent, respectively.
- Only 5 percent of Arkansas workers had commutes of 60 minutes or longer.
Travel Time to Work: 2011
(For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/acs/www/.)
| One-way travel time interval | Percentage of workers |
|---|---|
| Less than 10 minutes | 13.40 |
| 10 to 14 minutes | 14.30 |
| 15 to 19 minutes | 15.50 |
| 20 to 24 minutes | 14.80 |
| 25 to 29 minutes | 6.10 |
| 30 to 34 minutes | 13.70 |
| 35 to 44 minutes | 6.40 |
| 45 to 59 minutes | 7.50 |
| 60 or more minutes | 8.10 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
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