At 0.8%, unemployment in Haskell is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Haskell itself; outside it, Little Rock draws the most (26%, 22 miles). The two grades for Haskell are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; Arkansas averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Haskell, in brief
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Haskell
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Haskell is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #13 of 123 in Arkansas. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 62% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Haskell could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Haskell
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.
The daily commute in and out of Haskell
On a workday 1,556 residents head out to work, 80 work right here, and 763 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Haskell on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.52 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 Haskell ends
Where Haskell clocks in
26% of workers
17% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Haskell
843 jobs are based in Haskell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haskell, 2013 → 2023: 654 → 843. 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 Haskell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Haskell’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haskell workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,838 commuters (the 6% 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.
Driving is how Haskell gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Haskell is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #92 of 123 in Arkansas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.0% across Arkansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,951 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). 2.3% of Haskell households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Haskell’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Haskell is 739th among 3,908 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 5,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Johnson AR | 3,684 | $96K | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 211 | Austin AR | 4,017 | $114K | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 409 | Highfill AR | 3,676 | $93K | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 737 | Wayne Township OH | 4,460 | $86K | 4.9% | 0.2% | 29% | A− |
| 738 | Little Compton RI | 3,535 | $135K | 2.9% | 4.6% | 19% | A− |
| 739 | Haskell AR | 4,362 | $86K | 7.6% | 0.8% | 5% | A− |
| 740 | Green Oaks IL | 4,082 | $148K | 6.1% | 6.3% | 2% | A− |
| 741 | Combined Locks WI | 3,626 | $93K | 2.0% | 5.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,908 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Haskell, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
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 Haskell: questions
What is the median household income in Haskell?
$85,758 (±$26,949) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haskell?
7.6%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haskell?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haskell work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Rock (26%, 22 mi), Benton (17%, 6 mi), Bryant (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Haskell walkable?
Haskell is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Haskell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haskell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haskell
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.