Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Cherokee City
Hardly any work in Cherokee City; the top destination outside it is Gravette (14%, 15 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Arkansas 9%). The Census job records count 37 working residents of Cherokee City and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Cherokee City, and who commutes in
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Cherokee City on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Cherokee City to work: where people go
Where Cherokee City clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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.
Working from home in Cherokee City
of Cherokee City workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 202 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 Cherokee City
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
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 2024, 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 Cherokee City: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cherokee City?
0.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cherokee City work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gravette (14%, 15 mi), Rogers (14%, 24 mi), Bentonville (14%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cherokee City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cherokee City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherokee City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.