Earning a living in Fourche
Fourche has 17 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Arkansas 9%). Hardly any stay in Fourche for work; outside it, Conway is the main destination (35%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Fourche
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Fourche on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Fourche to work: where people go
Where Fourche clocks in
35% of workers
12% 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.
Working from home in Fourche
of Fourche workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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.
Fourche’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.
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 Fourche: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fourche?
45.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fourche work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Conway (35%, 10 mi), Bigelow (12%, 1 mi), Perryville (12%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fourche 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 Fourche, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fourche
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.