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Jobs & commute in Fredonia (Biscoe)

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fredonia (Biscoe) works elsewhere

For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Arkansas as a whole has 9%. 10 jobs are based in Fredonia (Biscoe) for 91 working residents. Only 1% work in Fredonia (Biscoe) itself; outside it, Little Rock draws the most (14%, 54 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Fredonia (Biscoe)

On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

90live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night290
Workday210
290live here− 90head out to work+ 9come in to work= 210on a workday

About 210 people are in Fredonia (Biscoe) on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs 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

Commuting out of Fredonia (Biscoe): the destinations

UlmFredonia (Biscoe)De Valls BluffClarendon: 2 residents work here (2%)Des Arc: 1 residents work here (1%)Hazen: 6 residents work here (7%)Carlisle: 2 residents work here (2%)Brinkley: 3 residents work here (3%)Stuttgart: 11 residents work here (12%)Rogers: 3 residents work here (3%)Paragould: 2 residents work here (2%)Little Rock: 13 residents work here (14%)GreenvillePhiladelphiaLittle RockStuttgartHazenBrinkleyRogersClarendonFredonia (Biscoe)
1
Little Rock54.2 mi away
14%13
2
Stuttgart23.7 mi away
12%11
3
Hazen8.8 mi away
7%6
4
Brinkley13.4 mi away
3%3
5
Rogers185.7 mi away
3%3
6
Clarendon10.5 mi away
2%2
7
Carlisle18.8 mi away
2%2
8
Paragould99.1 mi away
2%2
9
Fredonia (Biscoe) (in town)right here
1%1
10
Des Arc12.3 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%47
The top trips

Where Fredonia (Biscoe) clocks in

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

In Fredonia (Biscoe), 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Fredonia (Biscoe)Jobs Fredonia (Biscoe) residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%34%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%40%
Over $3,333 a month0%46%

Who does it

29 or younger10%19%
30 to 5420%51%
55 and older70%31%
+233%

Jobs based in Fredonia (Biscoe), 2013 → 2023: 3 → 10. 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 Fredonia (Biscoe)’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Fredonia (Biscoe): about 40 minutes

A year of commuting
304 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Fredonia (Biscoe)40 min
Arkansas23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Fredonia (Biscoe) workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Fredonia (Biscoe) gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 68 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fredonia (Biscoe)

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLittle Rock: 14% · 54.2 miStuttgart: 12% · 23.7 miHazen: 7% · 8.8 miBrinkley: 3% · 13.4 miRogers: 3% · 185.7 miClarendon: 2% · 10.5 miCarlisle: 2% · 18.8 miParagould: 2% · 99.1 miDes Arc: 1% · 12.3 miStuttgart 12%Hazen 7%Brinkley 3%Rogers 3%Fredonia (Biscoe)
Fredonia (Biscoe)Top destinations (size = commuters)
12%Under 10 mi11 residents
24%10–24 mi22 residents
21%25–50 mi19 residents
43%Over 50 mi39 residents

About 43% 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 Fredonia (Biscoe): questions

What is the median household income in Fredonia (Biscoe)?

$60,313 (±$47,309) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Fredonia (Biscoe)?

1.5%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Fredonia (Biscoe)?

40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Fredonia (Biscoe) work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Rock (14%, 54 mi), Stuttgart (12%, 24 mi), Hazen (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Fredonia (Biscoe) without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Fredonia (Biscoe), from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Fredonia (Biscoe)

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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.