Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Crossett trail those of 93% of U.S. towns
About half work in Crossett itself; outside it, North Crossett draws the most (5%, 4 miles). 22.0% of residents live below the poverty line; Arkansas has 16.0%. Jobs and income earn Crossett D; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Crossett and work: the main findings
Crossett is where the jobs are
Crossett has 2,991 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Crossett makes and builds things
36% of the jobs based in Crossett are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Crossett residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Crossett are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Arkansas. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Arkansas worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Crossett than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Crossett fell from 4,125 in 2013 to 2,991 in 2023, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Crossett
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Crossett is better than 9% of U.S. towns, #92 of 123 in Arkansas. Unemployment holds Crossett’s grade up (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($44,672, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Crossett could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Crossett fills up on a workday
On a workday 853 residents head out to work, 741 work right here, and 2,250 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,900 people are in Crossett on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
A place that makes things: 36% of Crossett’s jobs are in goods
2,991 jobs are based in Crossett.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crossett, 2013 → 2023: 4,125 → 2,991. 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 Crossett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Crossett: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crossett workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,691 commuters (the 6% 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.
Who travels to work in Crossett, and from where
Where Crossett clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Crossett
About 27% 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.
Few in Crossett walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Crossett is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #49 of 123 in Arkansas. Both inputs place Crossett 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 1,793 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). 11.6% of Crossett households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Crossett’s commuters take a bus or train.
Crossett next to U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 178 | Johnson AR | 3,684 | $96K | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 220 | Austin AR | 4,017 | $114K | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 421 | Highfill AR | 3,676 | $93K | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,704 | Avenue B and C AZ | 4,001 | $44K | 19.7% | 19.9% | 1% | D |
| 3,705 | Moon Lake FL | 4,638 | $49K | 31.1% | 16.7% | 2% | D |
| 3,706 | Crossett AR | 4,454 | $45K | 22.0% | 5.3% | 46% | D |
| 3,707 | Orofino ID | 3,259 | $53K | 13.6% | 6.5% | 42% | D |
| 3,708 | Barron WI | 3,634 | $47K | 17.7% | 8.0% | 28% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Crossett, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
Around Crossett: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crossett workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossett | – | D | B− | 18 min | $44,672 |
| West Crossett | under 1% | D | D | 19 min | $55,378 |
| North Crossett | 5% | D− | B | 24 min | $32,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to North Crossett. Darker towns draw more of Crossett’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 Crossett: questions
What is the median household income in Crossett?
$44,672 (±$10,046) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crossett?
22.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crossett?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crossett work?
46% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Crossett (5%, 4 mi), Little Rock (5%, 113 mi), Monticello (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Crossett walkable?
Crossett is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crossett without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crossett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crossett
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.