Hanger Cotton Gin · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0More than half of College Station’s working residents commute to Little Rock
Hardly any work in College Station itself; outside it, Little Rock draws the most (56%, 8 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Arkansas as a whole has 9%. College Station has 13 jobs; 151 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes College Station
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in College Station on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.
0.09 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.
The towns that employ College Station’s residents
Where College Station clocks in
56% of workers
11% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in College Station, 2014 → 2024: 607 → 13. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs College Station’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in College Station
of College Station workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 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.
Miles to work from College Station
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.
Bordering towns draw 59% of College Station’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | College Station workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Station | – | — | — | — | — |
| Little Rock | 56% | B− | A− | 19 min | $63,003 |
| Sweet Home | 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sweet Home: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Little Rock. Darker towns draw more of College Station’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 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 College Station: questions
What is the poverty rate in College Station?
0.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in College Station work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around College Station 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 College Station, from the people who make the trip.
More of College Station
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.