Work and commuting in Higginson
Employers in Higginson report 279 jobs for 295 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers, next to 9% for Arkansas as a whole. Commuters spend 14 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Higginson at work: what stands out
Higginson and Searcy trade workers both ways
Searcy is the top workplace for Higginson residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Higginson come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Higginson are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 23 across Arkansas. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Arkansas worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 295 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
29% of working residents work in Searcy
Where Higginson clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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 Higginson: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Higginson workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 644 commuters (the 1% 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.
In and out of Higginson on a workday
On a workday 290 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 274 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 (0.95 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.
Services make up most of the work in Higginson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Higginson, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 279. 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 Higginson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Higginson commutes less than 24 miles
About 19% 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.
Next door is work for 29% of Higginson
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Searcy. Darker towns draw more of Higginson’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 Higginson: questions
What is the median household income in Higginson?
$76,957 (±$20,062) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Higginson?
13.7%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Higginson?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Higginson work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Searcy (29%, 3 mi), Little Rock (12%, 49 mi), North Little Rock (7%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Higginson 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 Higginson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Higginson
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.