Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Work and commuting in Gilmore
Hardly any stay in Gilmore for work; outside it, Memphis is the main destination (25%, 28 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Arkansas 9%). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 23 for Arkansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gilmore on a workday afternoon
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Gilmore on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Where the trip to work from Gilmore ends
Where Gilmore clocks in
25% of workers
8% 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.
The trip to work from Gilmore: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilmore workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 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.
The distance from Gilmore to work
About 16% 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.
Work in the towns next to Gilmore
The biggest share goes to Turrell (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmore | – | — | — | 28 min | $39,583 |
| Turrell | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turrell: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilmore’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 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 Gilmore: questions
What is the median household income in Gilmore?
$39,583 (±$24,547) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilmore?
12.3%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilmore?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilmore work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (25%, 28 mi), West Memphis (14%, 19 mi), Marion (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilmore 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 Gilmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilmore
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.