Photo: Krelorian1917 · CC BY-SA 4.0Gosnell has lower unemployment (2.3%) than 80% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 72% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Gosnell C; getting around on foot earns it D−. 2% of workers work from home, where Arkansas as a whole has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Gosnell: the gist
Gosnell makes and builds things
83% of the jobs based in Gosnell are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Gosnell residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Gosnell pay better than its residents’ jobs
85% of the jobs based in Gosnell pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 51% of the jobs Gosnell residents hold. 93% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Gosnell. The jobs ↓
Gosnell and Blytheville trade workers both ways
Blytheville is the top workplace for Gosnell residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Gosnell come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Gosnell than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Gosnell fell from 1,425 in 2013 to 891 in 2023, −37%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Gosnell’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gosnell is better than 29% of U.S. towns, #54 of 123 in Arkansas. Unemployment holds Gosnell’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (21.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gosnell could be anywhere from D to B.
Gosnell works in goods: 83% of its jobs
891 jobs are based in Gosnell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gosnell, 2013 → 2023: 1,425 → 891. 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 Gosnell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
34% of working residents work in Blytheville
Where Gosnell clocks in
34% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,044 residents head out to work, 66 work right here, and 825 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
From Gosnell, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gosnell workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,078 commuters (the 3% 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.
Gosnell’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
Most of Gosnell commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gosnell is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #122 of 123 in Arkansas. Both inputs place Gosnell near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,106 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Gosnell households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gosnell’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gosnell next to U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600: 3,281st of 4,797 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 228 | Goshen AR | 2,405 | $150K | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 340 | Salem AR | 2,642 | $74K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 592 | Elm Springs AR | 2,852 | $132K | 11.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,279 | Central TN | 1,938 | $37K | 11.7% | 5.1% | 1% | C |
| 3,280 | Taylor AL | 2,359 | $67K | 16.0% | 6.0% | 2% | C |
| 3,281 | Gosnell AR | 2,663 | $61K | 21.6% | 2.3% | 6% | C |
| 3,282 | Mount Morris IL | 2,787 | $46K | 13.8% | 3.5% | 3% | C |
| 3,283 | Beloit KS | 3,288 | $52K | 17.9% | 0.2% | 52% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Gosnell, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
Gosnell and its neighbors: 34% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gosnell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosnell | – | C | D− | 22 min | $61,130 |
| Blytheville | 34% | D | B− | 16 min | $47,865 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Blytheville. Darker towns draw more of Gosnell’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 Gosnell: questions
What is the median household income in Gosnell?
$61,130 (±$7,226) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gosnell?
21.6%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gosnell?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gosnell work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blytheville (34%, 4 mi), Jonesboro (6%, 41 mi), Memphis (4%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gosnell walkable?
Gosnell is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gosnell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gosnell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gosnell
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.