More people are out of work in East End (9.2%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
East End grades C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 5% work in East End itself; outside it, Little Rock draws the most (45%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes, where Arkansas has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from East End, in brief
Nearly half of East End works in Little Rock
1,404 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Little Rock, 12 miles away. That’s 9 times as many as work in East End itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside East End
59% of East End residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in East End pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
East End has added jobs fast
Jobs based in East End went from 470 in 2013 to 778 in 2023, +66%. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in East End pay little
31% of the jobs based in East End pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 35% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
East End is a place people come home to
There are 778 jobs based in East End, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday East End has about 4,600 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why East End gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, East End is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #46 of 123 in Arkansas. Job access by car holds East End’s grade up (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, East End could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Where the trip to work from East End ends
Where East End clocks in
45% 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.
What East End’s employers do
778 jobs are based in East End.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East End, 2013 → 2023: 470 → 778. 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 East End’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of East End on a workday
On a workday 2,946 residents head out to work, 144 work right here, and 634 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in East End on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.25 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 2023, primary jobs.
How long East End spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East End workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,967 commuters (the 11% 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.
East End’s commute, mile by mile
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 East End walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East End is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #117 of 123 in Arkansas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.0% across Arkansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,335 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). 4.1% of East End households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of East End’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,800 to 9,300, East End ranks 2,141st of 3,229 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 467 | Cave Springs AR | 6,701 | $146K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,182 | Shannon Hills AR | 4,829 | $71K | 3.9% | 4.4% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,334 | Tontitown AR | 8,046 | $86K | 4.7% | 6.0% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,139 | Kingfisher OK | 5,201 | $64K | 17.1% | 2.1% | 32% | C+ |
| 2,140 | Hudson TX | 5,328 | $46K | 11.9% | 2.6% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,141 | East End AR | 6,912 | $88K | 14.5% | 9.2% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,142 | Dalhart TX | 8,377 | $72K | 12.3% | 2.5% | 28% | C+ |
| 2,143 | St. Thomas Township PA | 6,027 | $74K | 7.3% | 5.9% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,229 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 East End, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
How East End compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of East End’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 East End: questions
What is the median household income in East End?
$87,936 (±$21,426) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East End?
14.5%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East End?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East End work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Rock (45%, 12 mi), North Little Rock (9%, 16 mi), Bryant (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is East End walkable?
East End is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East End without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East End, from the people who make the trip.
More of East End
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.