J. A. Neaville House · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Searcy draws about half of Griffithville’s working residents
19% of workers have no commute at all, next to 9% for Arkansas as a whole. Hardly any stay in Griffithville for work; outside it, Searcy is the main destination (50%, 10 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way; Arkansas averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Griffithville for work, and who comes in
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Griffithville on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Griffithville goes to work
Where Griffithville clocks in
4% 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.
Commuting from Griffithville: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Griffithville workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Griffithville
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.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Griffithville: questions
What is the median household income in Griffithville?
$32,000 (±$17,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Griffithville?
21.3%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Griffithville?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Griffithville work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Griffithville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Griffithville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Griffithville
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.