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Jobs & commute in Gregory

Gregory draws 130 commuters a day, with 8.2 jobs for every working resident

Only 6% stay in Gregory for work; outside it, Augusta is the main destination (19%, 9 miles). Employers in Gregory report 131 jobs, against 16 working residents.

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

Day and night

Gregory by day and by night

On a workday 15 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.

15live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
130work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
8.19jobs 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

The daily trip into Gregory

Hunter: 1 workers live here (1%)Cotton Plant: 1 workers live here (1%)Higginson: 1 workers live here (1%)Des Arc: 4 workers live here (3%)Augusta: 63 workers live here (48%)McCrory: 7 workers live here (5%)Judsonia: 2 workers live here (2%)Bald Knob: 2 workers live here (2%)LonokeWynne: 3 workers live here (2%)NewportSearcy: 10 workers live here (8%)JonesboroLittle RockFort SmithDecaturGregoryAugustaSearcyMcCroryDes ArcWynneJudsoniaGregory
1
Augusta9.3 mi away
48%63
2
Searcy23.4 mi away
8%10
3
McCrory10.6 mi away
5%7
4
Des Arc15.5 mi away
3%4
5
Wynne31.3 mi away
2%3
6
Judsonia19.3 mi away
2%2
7
Bald Knob17.3 mi away
2%2
8
Hunter13.8 mi away
1%1
9
Cotton Plant11.2 mi away
1%1
10
Higginson21.7 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%37
The top trips

Where Gregory 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

A place that makes things: 98% of Gregory’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in GregoryJobs Gregory residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms98%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%31%
Services: health, schools, offices2%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less12%6%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%50%
Over $3,333 a month45%44%

Who does it

29 or younger15%25%
30 to 5461%69%
55 and older24%6%
+2083%

Jobs based in Gregory, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 131. 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 Gregory’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Gregory

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAugusta: 19% · 9.3 miSearcy: 19% · 23.4 miMcCrory: 13% · 10.6 miBald Knob: 6% · 17.3 miLonoke: 6% · 41 miNewport: 6% · 33 miJonesboro: 6% · 59 miLittle Rock: 6% · 65.1 miFort Smith: 6% · 171.9 miDecatur: 6% · 350.5 miAugusta 19%Searcy 19%McCrory 13%Lonoke 6%Gregory
GregoryTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi4 residents
38%10–24 mi6 residents
13%25–50 mi2 residents
25%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 25% 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 Gregory: questions

Where do people who live in Gregory work?

6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (19%, 9 mi), Searcy (19%, 23 mi), McCrory (13%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Gregory, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Gregory

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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.