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Jobs & commute in Deer

Most of Deer commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Deer has 1 jobs, against 22 working residents. Hardly any work in Deer; the top destination outside it is Jasper (14%, 13 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Arkansas has 9%.

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

Day and night

Who leaves Deer for work, and who comes in

On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

22live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday92
110live here− 22head out to work+ 1come in to work= 92on a workday

About 92 people are in Deer on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Where Deer’s working residents head each day

Jasper: 3 residents work here (14%)Berryville: 1 residents work here (5%)Harrison: 2 residents work here (9%)Benton: 1 residents work here (5%)Bentonville: 1 residents work here (5%)Little Rock: 1 residents work here (5%)Fayetteville: 2 residents work here (9%)Kansas City: 1 residents work here (5%)Stillwater: 1 residents work here (5%)DeerMount Judea: 2 residents work here (9%)JasperHarrisonFayettevilleMount JudeaBerryvilleBentonDeer
1
Jasper13 mi away
14%3
2
Harrison29.3 mi away
9%2
3
Fayetteville55.6 mi away
9%2
4
Mount Judea11.4 mi away
9%2
5
Berryville42.3 mi away
5%1
6
Benton93.8 mi away
5%1
7
Bentonville67.1 mi away
5%1
8
Little Rock90.3 mi away
5%1
9
Kansas City, KS242.5 mi away
5%1
10
Stillwater, OK216.5 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%7
The top trips

Where Deer clocks in

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.

The jobs

Jobs in Deer: what the 1 are

Jobs based in DeerJobs Deer residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities100%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%59%
Over $3,333 a month0%27%

Who does it

29 or younger0%23%
30 to 54100%45%
55 and older0%32%

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 Deer’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Deer

Working from home
0%

of Deer workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Deer gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 30 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.

How far

Deer’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJasper: 14% · 13 miHarrison: 9% · 29.3 miFayetteville: 9% · 55.6 miMount Judea: 9% · 11.4 miBerryville: 5% · 42.3 miBenton: 5% · 93.8 miBentonville: 5% · 67.1 miLittle Rock: 5% · 90.3 miKansas City: 5% · 242.5 miStillwater: 5% · 216.5 miJasper 14%Harrison 9%Fayetteville 9%Mount Judea 9%Berryville 5%Deer
DeerTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
27%10–24 mi6 residents
27%25–50 mi6 residents
45%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 45% 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 Deer: questions

What is the median household income in Deer?

$46,719 (±$29,589) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Deer?

4.4%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Deer work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jasper (14%, 13 mi), Harrison (9%, 29 mi), Fayetteville (9%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Deer 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 Deer, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Deer

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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.