Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Farmington (0.7%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A: better than 90% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #7 of 123 in Arkansas.
Walkability C: more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns · #72 of 123 in Arkansas.
Household incomes here are higher than in 68% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Arkansas 23, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Farmington; the top destination outside it is Fayetteville (41%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Farmington
Farmington and Fayetteville trade workers both ways
Fayetteville is the top workplace for Farmington residents (41%) and also where the most people who work in Farmington come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Farmington has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Farmington went from 685 in 2013 to 1,124 in 2023, +64%. The jobs ↓
Farmington is a place people come home to
There are 1,124 jobs based in Farmington, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Farmington pay little
26% of the jobs based in Farmington pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 36% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Farmington’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Farmington is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #7 of 123 in Arkansas. Unemployment is its strongest input (0.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Farmington could be anywhere from A− to A.
41% of working residents work in Fayetteville
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Farmington clocks in
41% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 1,124 jobs in Farmington are
1,124 jobs are based in Farmington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Farmington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farmington, 2013 → 2023: 685 → 1,124. 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.
Farmington quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,625 residents head out to work, 88 work right here, and 1,036 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,100 people are in Farmington on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.30 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.
About 23 minutes each way, about the AR average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farmington workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,280 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Arkansas: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Farmington commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Farmington start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Farmington is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #72 of 123 in Arkansas. Both inputs place Farmington 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 4,709 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.4% of Farmington households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Farmington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Farmington is 457th of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Farmington, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 355 | Pea Ridge AR | 11,233 | $96K | 3.2% | 1.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 455 | North Codorus Township PA | 9,486 | $98K | 4.1% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| 456 | Newington Forest VA | 12,316 | $149K | 3.1% | 5.6% | 1% | A |
| 457 | Farmington AR | 10,658 | $90K | 3.8% | 0.7% | 2% | A |
| 458 | Calimesa CA | 11,111 | $87K | 5.3% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| 459 | Tiffin IA | 7,156 | $101K | 7.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 504 | Lowell AR | 12,184 | $96K | 6.9% | 1.4% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,285 | Tontitown AR | 8,046 | $86K | 4.7% | 6.0% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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.
43% of Farmington works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Fayetteville (41%). Darker towns draw more of Farmington’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farmington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | – | A | C | 23 min | $90,469 |
| Fayetteville | 41% | B− | A | 19 min | $62,695 |
| Prairie Grove | 2% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $70,701 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Farmington: questions
What is the median household income in Farmington?
$90,469 (±$6,578) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farmington?
3.8%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farmington?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farmington work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fayetteville (41%, 5 mi), Springdale (16%, 12 mi), Bentonville (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Farmington walkable?
Farmington is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Farmington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Farmington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farmington
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.