Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery · Photo: Srawilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Cabot (3.3%) than in 65% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes, where Arkansas has 23 and the U.S. 26. Cabot grades B for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in five work in Cabot; the top destination outside it is Little Rock (28%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cabot: the figures worth knowing
Cabot workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Arkansas. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
28% of Cabot works in Little Rock
2,959 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Little Rock, 26 miles away. That’s more than work in Cabot 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.
The figures behind Cabot’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cabot is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #27 of 123 in Arkansas. Job access by car holds Cabot’s grade up (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cabot could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Commuting from Cabot: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cabot workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,891 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where people from Cabot work
Where Cabot clocks in
28% of workers
12% of workers
5% 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.
A workday in Cabot: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 8,827 residents head out to work, 1,823 work right here, and 6,348 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 (0.77 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.
The 8,171 jobs based in Cabot
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cabot, 2013 → 2023: 6,757 → 8,171. 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 Cabot’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Cabot goes to work
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.
In Cabot, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cabot is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #50 of 123 in Arkansas. Both inputs place Cabot 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 12,898 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). 2.6% of Cabot households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Cabot’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 19,000 to 37,000, Cabot ranks 869th of 1,509 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 203 | Centerton AR | 27,176 | $116K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 459 | Bryant AR | 22,815 | $83K | 5.6% | 2.6% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 508 | Maumelle AR | 19,780 | $103K | 7.1% | 3.8% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 867 | Pooler GA | 32,744 | $92K | 7.4% | 6.1% | 16% | B |
| 868 | Monroeville PA | 27,685 | $79K | 10.7% | 4.8% | 16% | B |
| 869 | Cabot AR | 27,711 | $75K | 11.2% | 3.3% | 17% | B |
| 870 | San Fernando CA | 23,449 | $83K | 9.9% | 6.7% | 5% | B |
| 871 | Christiansburg VA | 22,442 | $77K | 11.7% | 2.4% | 24% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,509 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Cabot, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
Cabot and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Cabot’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 Cabot: questions
What is the median household income in Cabot?
$75,000 (±$5,526) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cabot?
11.2%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cabot?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cabot work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Rock (28%, 26 mi), North Little Rock (12%, 18 mi), Jacksonville (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cabot walkable?
Cabot is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cabot without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cabot, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cabot
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.