With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lawson works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Lawson; the top destination outside it is El Dorado (42%, 10 miles). 24 jobs are based in Lawson, against 122 working residents. At home: 21% of workers have no commute at all (Arkansas 9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lawson
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Lawson on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
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 places Lawson commutes to
Where Lawson clocks in
42% of workers
3% 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.
Lawson makes things: 71% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lawson, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 24. 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 Lawson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lawson
of Lawson workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 21% 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.
How far Lawson’s workers travel
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.
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 Lawson: questions
What is the median household income in Lawson?
$91,389 (±$40,552) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lawson?
0.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lawson work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are El Dorado (42%, 10 mi), Little Rock (3%, 106 mi), Strong (2%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lawson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lawson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lawson
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.