Highfill School (No. 71) · Photo: Brandonrush · CC0Unemployment in Highfill (0.7%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 1% stay in Highfill for work; outside it, Bentonville is the main destination (31%, 7 miles). For jobs and income Highfill is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (C−). 18% of workers have no commute at all, where Arkansas as a whole has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Highfill and work: the main findings
Stores, warehouses and trucking
74% of the jobs in Highfill are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Highfill and Bentonville trade workers both ways
Bentonville is the top workplace for Highfill residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Highfill come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Highfill than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Highfill fell from 931 in 2013 to 669 in 2023, −28%. 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; with 792 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Highfill: the grade in detail
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 59% 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, Highfill could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What work there is in Highfill: 669 jobs
669 jobs are based in Highfill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Highfill, 2013 → 2023: 931 → 669. 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 Highfill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Highfill commutes to
Where Highfill clocks in
31% 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.
Highfill on a workday afternoon
On a workday 783 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 660 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 (0.84 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 Highfill, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Highfill workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 908 commuters (the 18% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Highfill
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 commute in Highfill is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,113 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). 2.6% of Highfill households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Highfill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Highfill is 418th of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 174 | Johnson AR | 3,684 | $96K | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 224 | Austin AR | 4,017 | $114K | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 385 | Salem AR | 2,642 | $74K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 416 | Wilson WI | 3,401 | $105K | 6.1% | 0.6% | 6% | A |
| 417 | Bayview CA | 2,751 | $163K | 9.0% | 9.1% | <1% | A |
| 418 | Highfill AR | 3,676 | $93K | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1% | A |
| 419 | North Catasauqua PA | 3,229 | $77K | 3.4% | 2.0% | 1% | A |
| 420 | Bloomington Township IL | 2,629 | $112K | 5.7% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | 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 Highfill, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
Work next door: 33% of Highfill’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Highfill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfill | – | A | C− | 26 min | $92,596 |
| Bentonville | 31% | A | B | 19 min | $112,792 |
| Centerton | 2% | A | C− | 24 min | $115,713 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bentonville. Darker towns draw more of Highfill’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 Highfill: questions
What is the median household income in Highfill?
$92,596 (±$25,480) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Highfill?
4.2%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Highfill?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Highfill work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bentonville (31%, 7 mi), Rogers (17%, 10 mi), Springdale (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Highfill walkable?
Highfill is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Highfill without a car?
<1% 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 Highfill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Highfill
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.