Most of Birdsong commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Birdsong for work; outside it, Memphis is the main destination (18%, 29 miles). Employers in Birdsong report 2 jobs; 11 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 9% for Arkansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Birdsong by day
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Birdsong on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Birdsong’s residents
Where Birdsong clocks in
18% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Birdsong’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Birdsong
of Birdsong workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Birdsong
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Birdsong workers work outside Arkansas. The job records count 27% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Birdsong: questions
What is the median household income in Birdsong?
$12,917 (±$8,181) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Birdsong?
48.6%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Birdsong work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (18%, 29 mi), Wilson (9%, 14 mi), Lafe (9%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Birdsong without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Birdsong, from the people who make the trip.
More of Birdsong
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.