Making a living in Caldwell
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 9% across Arkansas. The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, next to 23 for Arkansas and 26 for the U.S. There are 191 jobs in Caldwell for 163 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Caldwell: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 159 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 187 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 (1.17 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.
25% of working residents work in Forrest City
Where Caldwell clocks in
25% 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.
The kinds of work in Caldwell
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caldwell, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 191. 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 Caldwell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Caldwell
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caldwell workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 169 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.
The distance from Caldwell to work
About 34% 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.
Next door is work for 25% of Caldwell
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caldwell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell | – | — | — | 19 min | $68,375 |
| Forrest City | 25% | D− | B− | 16 min | $35,689 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Forrest City. Darker towns draw more of Caldwell’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 Caldwell: questions
What is the median household income in Caldwell?
$68,375 (±$29,870) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caldwell?
7.7%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caldwell?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caldwell work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Forrest City (25%, 4 mi), Wynne (9%, 11 mi), Memphis (9%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caldwell 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 Caldwell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caldwell
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.