For more than half of its working residents, Alexander is a commute to Little Rock
Only 1% work in Alexander itself; outside it, Little Rock draws the most (52%, 9 miles). The two grades for Alexander are C for jobs and income and D for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Alexander: the figures worth knowing
Alexander makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Alexander are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Alexander residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Alexander are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Alexander
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Alexander is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #57 of 123 in Arkansas. Job access by car holds Alexander’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (27.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Alexander could be anywhere from D to B+.
Goods, not services: 38% of the jobs in Alexander
567 jobs are based in Alexander.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alexander, 2013 → 2023: 217 → 567. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Alexander’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Alexander, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,379 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 551 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Alexander on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.41 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Alexander to work: where people go
Where Alexander clocks in
52% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
About 26 minutes to work from Alexander
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alexander workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,466 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Arkansas: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Alexander’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Alexander, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Alexander is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #118 of 123 in Arkansas. Both inputs place Alexander near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,550 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Alexander households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Alexander’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100, Alexander ranks 3,056th of 4,153 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 169 | Johnson AR | 3,684 | $96K | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Austin AR | 4,017 | $114K | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 400 | Highfill AR | 3,676 | $93K | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,054 | Knob Noster MO | 2,997 | $62K | 6.0% | 10.0% | 8% | C |
| 3,055 | La Blanca TX | 2,998 | $56K | 19.2% | 5.5% | <1% | C |
| 3,056 | Alexander AR | 3,801 | $57K | 27.5% | 5.2% | 1% | C |
| 3,057 | Mount Shasta CA | 3,071 | $48K | 17.5% | 0.0% | 36% | C |
| 3,058 | Amite City LA | 4,081 | $45K | 11.2% | 4.8% | 23% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Alexander, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
60% of Alexander works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alexander workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | – | C | D | 26 min | $57,250 |
| Shannon Hills | under 1% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $71,318 |
| Bryant | 8% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $83,024 |
| Little Rock | 52% | B− | A− | 19 min | $63,003 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Little Rock. Darker towns draw more of Alexander’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Alexander: questions
What is the median household income in Alexander?
$57,250 (±$22,402) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alexander?
27.5%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alexander?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alexander work?
1% work in town.
Is Alexander walkable?
Alexander is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Alexander without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alexander, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alexander
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.