Willmering Tourist Cabins Historic District · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Work and commuting in Gilbert
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Arkansas 9%). Hardly any work in Gilbert; the top destination outside it is Harrison (33%, 28 miles). There are 15 jobs in Gilbert; 9 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Gilbert
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31 people are in Gilbert on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Gilbert: where workers come from
Where Gilbert clocks in
33% of workers
11% 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.
Most jobs in Gilbert are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilbert, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 15. 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 Gilbert’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gilbert
of Gilbert workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Gilbert
About 33% 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.
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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Gilbert workers work outside Arkansas. The job records count 22% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Gilbert: questions
What is the median household income in Gilbert?
$121,250 (±$35,208) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilbert?
0.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gilbert work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrison (33%, 28 mi), Pindall (11%, 10 mi), Marshall (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilbert 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 Gilbert, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilbert
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.