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Jobs & commute in Edgemont

Edgemont has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Poverty touches 75.0% of residents; Arkansas has 16.0%. Edgemont has 2 jobs; 20 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Edgemont; the top destination outside it is Conway (20%, 40 miles).

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

2 jobs based here
Poverty
75.0%
Arkansas 16.0%
Work in town
0%
0 of 20 working residents
Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Edgemont

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night24
Workday6
24live here− 20head out to work+ 2come in to work= 6on a workday

About 6 people are in Edgemont on a workday afternoon, 75% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs 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

Out of Edgemont to work: where people go

Quitman: 1 residents work here (5%)Calico Rock: 1 residents work here (5%)Carlisle: 1 residents work here (5%)Greers Ferry: 2 residents work here (10%)Heber Springs: 2 residents work here (10%)Batesville: 1 residents work here (5%)Siloam Springs: 1 residents work here (5%)Fairfield Bay: 1 residents work here (5%)Conway: 4 residents work here (20%)Little Rock: 1 residents work here (5%)EdgemontConwayGreers FerryHeber SpringsQuitmanCalico RockCarlisleEdgemont
1
Conway39.5 mi away
20%4
2
Greers Ferry2.4 mi away
10%2
3
Heber Springs11.7 mi away
10%2
4
Quitman15.2 mi away
5%1
5
Calico Rock36.2 mi away
5%1
6
Carlisle61.3 mi away
5%1
7
Batesville34.2 mi away
5%1
8
Siloam Springs136.8 mi away
5%1
9
Fairfield Bay4 mi away
5%1
10
Little Rock61.2 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%5
The top trips

Where Edgemont clocks in

20% of workers
39.5 mi awayConway4 Edgemont residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Greers Ferry
10% of workers
2.4 mi awayGreers Ferry2 Edgemont residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Heber Springs
10% of workers
11.7 mi awayHeber Springs2 Edgemont residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Edgemont is a services town

Jobs based in EdgemontJobs Edgemont residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices100%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%25%
Over $3,333 a month50%55%

Who does it

29 or younger0%35%
30 to 540%45%
55 and older100%20%

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 Edgemont’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Edgemont’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miConway: 20% · 39.5 miGreers Ferry: 10% · 2.4 miHeber Springs: 10% · 11.7 miQuitman: 5% · 15.2 miCalico Rock: 5% · 36.2 miCarlisle: 5% · 61.3 miBatesville: 5% · 34.2 miSiloam Springs: 5% · 136.8 miFairfield Bay: 5% · 4 miLittle Rock: 5% · 61.2 miConway 20%Greers Ferry 10%Heber Springs 10%Quitman 5%Calico Rock 5%Edgemont
EdgemontTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi4 residents
15%10–24 mi3 residents
30%25–50 mi6 residents
35%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 35% 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 Edgemont: questions

What is the poverty rate in Edgemont?

75.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Edgemont work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Conway (20%, 40 mi), Greers Ferry (10%, 2 mi), Heber Springs (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Edgemont, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.