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Jobs & commute in Caddo Gap

Jobs and earnings in Caddo Gap, and the trip to work

The Census job records count 12 working residents of Caddo Gap and no jobs based in it. Hardly any stay in Caddo Gap for work; outside it, Glenwood is the main destination (33%, 7 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Arkansas 16.0%
Work in town
0%
0 of 12 working residents
Day and night

Caddo Gap on a workday afternoon

On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night27
Workday15
27live here− 12head out to work+ 0come in to work= 15on a workday

About 15 people are in Caddo Gap on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Caddo Gap’s residents

Mount Ida: 1 residents work here (8%)Nashville: 1 residents work here (8%)Glenwood: 4 residents work here (33%)Benton: 2 residents work here (17%)Little Rock: 1 residents work here (8%)Caddo GapGlenwoodBentonMount IdaNashvilleLittle RockCaddo Gap
1
Glenwood7.3 mi away
33%4
2
Benton60.7 mi away
17%2
3
Mount Ida10.2 mi away
8%1
4
Nashville34.5 mi away
8%1
5
Little Rock75 mi away
8%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%3
The top trips

Where Caddo Gap clocks in

33% of workers
7.3 mi awayGlenwood4 Caddo Gap residents work here · Jobs & commute →
17% of workers
60.7 mi awayBenton2 Caddo Gap residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
10.2 mi awayMount Ida1 Caddo Gap residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Caddo Gap

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGlenwood: 33% · 7.3 miBenton: 17% · 60.7 miMount Ida: 8% · 10.2 miNashville: 8% · 34.5 miLittle Rock: 8% · 75 miGlenwood 33%Benton 17%Mount Ida 8%Nashville 8%Little Rock 8%Caddo Gap
Caddo GapTop destinations (size = commuters)
33%Under 10 mi4 residents
25%10–24 mi3 residents
8%25–50 mi1 residents
33%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 33% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Caddo Gap: questions

What is the poverty rate in Caddo Gap?

0.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Caddo Gap work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glenwood (33%, 7 mi), Benton (17%, 61 mi), Mount Ida (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Caddo Gap, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Caddo Gap

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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.