South Fork Bridge · Photo: Louise T. Taft · Public domainHow Fountain Lake works: jobs, income and commuting
22% of workers work from home, against 9% across Arkansas. Hardly any work in Fountain Lake; the top destination outside it is Hot Springs (26%, 11 miles). Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, where Arkansas has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.66 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Fountain Lake work
Where Fountain Lake clocks in
26% of workers
18% of workers
11% 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.
Making and building: 37% of jobs based in Fountain Lake
84 jobs are based in Fountain Lake.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fountain Lake, 2014 → 2024: 71 → 84. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fountain Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fountain Lake takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fountain Lake workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 164 commuters (the 22% 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 Fountain Lake goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Fountain Lake and its neighbors: 11% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fountain Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Lake | – | — | — | 20 min | $60,093 |
| Hot Springs Village | 11% | B | C− | 29 min | $75,370 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hot Springs Village. Darker towns draw more of Fountain Lake’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 2024, 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 Fountain Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Fountain Lake?
$60,093 (±$33,663) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fountain Lake?
24.6%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fountain Lake?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fountain Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hot Springs (26%, 11 mi), Little Rock (18%, 33 mi), Hot Springs Village (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fountain Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fountain Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fountain Lake
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.