Fair View School · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0London draws 1,050 commuters a day, with 2.9 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income London is better than 12% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D). Employers in London report 1,074 jobs, and 369 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are lower than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: London in brief
London is where the jobs are
London has 1,074 jobs, 2.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,800 people are in town, 66% more than the 1,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
78% of the jobs in London are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The jobs in London pay better than its residents’ jobs
92% of the jobs based in London pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 52% of the jobs London residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside London. 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 369 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside London’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds London’s grade up (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (24.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (2.1%) is left out: London’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, London could be anywhere from D to C−.
The daily flow of workers through London
On a workday 345 residents head out to work and 24 work right here.
About 1,800 people are in London on a workday afternoon, 66% more 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.
92% of the jobs in London pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in London, 2013 → 2023: 1,055 → 1,074. 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 London’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to London: where workers come from
Where London clocks in
40% of workers
7% 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.
Time on the road from London: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of London workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 464 commuters (the 8% 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 London
About 31% 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.
Most of London commutes by car
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 505 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). 6.6% of London households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of London’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, London is 2,446th among 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Roland AR | 1,147 | $175K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 248 | Wooster AR | 1,150 | $112K | 5.8% | 2.3% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 820 | Oak Grove Heights AR | 1,195 | $82K | 7.4% | 0.9% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,444 | Como MS | 1,064 | $21K | 17.5% | 35.3% | 3% | D |
| 2,445 | Busseron Township IN | 1,251 | $46K | 13.4% | 1.0% | 9% | D |
| 2,446 | London AR | 1,061 | $50K | 24.8% | 2.1% | 7% | D |
| 2,447 | New Boston Township IL | 1,133 | $48K | 11.0% | 2.7% | 1% | D |
| 2,448 | Marion Township KS | 1,107 | $71K | 17.3% | 2.0% | 8% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 London, 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 London: questions
What is the median household income in London?
$49,688 (±$12,617) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in London?
24.8%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from London?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in London work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Russellville (40%, 7 mi), Little Rock (7%, 65 mi), Clarksville (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is London walkable?
London is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around London without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from London, from the people who make the trip.
More of London
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.