Andrew Hunter House · Photo: Marlo B. Krueger · CC BY-SA 3.0About half of Bryant’s working residents commute to Little Rock
Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Arkansas. The two grades for Bryant are A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in ten stay in Bryant for work; outside it, Little Rock is the main destination (47%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bryant
Bryant trades workers with the towns around it
Bryant has about as many jobs (8,856) as working residents (9,297), but they are mostly different people: 8,352 residents leave for work each day while 7,911 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Bryant are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly half of Bryant works in Little Rock
4,367 working residents, 47%, have their main job in Little Rock, 11 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Bryant itself. The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind Bryant’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bryant is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #12 of 123 in Arkansas. The poverty rate is its strongest input (5.6%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($83,024, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bryant could be anywhere from B to A.
Bryant on a workday afternoon
On a workday 8,352 residents head out to work, 945 work right here, and 7,911 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Bryant’s working residents head each day
Where Bryant clocks in
47% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Bryant’s 8,856 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bryant, 2013 → 2023: 7,457 → 8,856. 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 Bryant’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Bryant
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bryant workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,529 commuters (the 9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Bryant
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.
Bryant is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bryant is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #70 of 123 in Arkansas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.0% across Arkansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,513 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). 2.4% of Bryant households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bryant’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,712 U.S. towns of 16,000 to 31,000, Bryant comes 506th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 240 | Centerton AR | 27,176 | $116K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
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| 504 | South Middleton Township PA | 17,792 | $92K | 6.4% | 2.6% | 12% | A− |
| 505 | Manchester MO | 18,069 | $98K | 6.4% | 4.1% | 3% | A− |
| 506 | Bryant AR | 22,815 | $83K | 5.6% | 2.6% | 10% | A− |
| 507 | Laguna Beach CA | 22,391 | $144K | 6.1% | 5.0% | 15% | A− |
| 508 | Bridgewater Town MA | 29,309 | $113K | 4.8% | 4.7% | 7% | A− |
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| 566 | Maumelle AR | 19,780 | $103K | 7.1% | 3.8% | 9% | A− |
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| 971 | Cabot AR | 27,711 | $75K | 11.2% | 3.3% | 17% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,712 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Bryant, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
The towns around Bryant
The biggest share goes to Benton (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bryant workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | – | A− | C+ | 23 min | $83,024 |
| Benton | 8% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $72,876 |
| Alexander | under 1% | C | D | 26 min | $57,250 |
| Shannon Hills | under 1% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $71,318 |
| Bauxite | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bauxite: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bryant’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 Bryant: questions
What is the median household income in Bryant?
$83,024 (±$7,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bryant?
5.6%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bryant?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bryant work?
10% work in town.
Is Bryant walkable?
Bryant is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bryant without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bryant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bryant
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.