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Jobs & commute in Louann

Louann has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any stay in Louann for work; outside it, Camden is the main destination (15%, 13 miles). 1 jobs are based in Louann; 72 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home (Arkansas 9%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Louann for work, and who comes in

On a workday 72 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

72live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night150
Workday78
150live here− 72head out to work+ 1come in to work= 78on a workday

About 78 people are in Louann on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Louann to work: where people go

LouannEast Camden: 2 residents work here (3%)Bearden: 2 residents work here (3%)Stamps: 2 residents work here (3%)Smackover: 7 residents work here (10%)Prescott: 1 residents work here (1%)Malvern: 1 residents work here (1%)Monticello: 1 residents work here (1%)Camden: 11 residents work here (15%)El Dorado: 11 residents work here (15%)Little Rock: 7 residents work here (10%)CamdenEl DoradoSmackoverLittle RockEast CamdenBeardenLouann
1
Camden12.7 mi away
15%11
2
El Dorado14 mi away
15%11
3
Smackover4 mi away
10%7
4
Little Rock95.4 mi away
10%7
5
East Camden15.2 mi away
3%2
6
Bearden25.3 mi away
3%2
7
Stamps40.8 mi away
3%2
8
Prescott44.7 mi away
1%1
9
Malvern67.9 mi away
1%1
10
Monticello59.7 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%27
The top trips

Where Louann clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Louann

Jobs based in LouannJobs Louann residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%39%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices100%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%8%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%36%
Over $3,333 a month0%56%

Who does it

29 or younger0%13%
30 to 54100%63%
55 and older0%25%

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 Louann’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Louann takes about 26 minutes

A year of commuting
196 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Louann26 min
Arkansas23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Louann workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Louann gets to work
73%Drive alone
27%Carpool

Share of the 44 commuters (the 0% 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

How many miles Louann commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCamden: 15% · 12.7 miEl Dorado: 15% · 14 miSmackover: 10% · 4 miLittle Rock: 10% · 95.4 miEast Camden: 3% · 15.2 miBearden: 3% · 25.3 miStamps: 3% · 40.8 miPrescott: 1% · 44.7 miMalvern: 1% · 67.9 miMonticello: 1% · 59.7 miCamden 15%El Dorado 15%Smackover 10%Little Rock 10%East Camden 3%Louann
LouannTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi14 residents
49%10–24 mi35 residents
7%25–50 mi5 residents
24%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 24% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Louann: questions

What is the median household income in Louann?

$32,019 (±$9,533) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Louann?

51.3%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Louann?

26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Louann work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Camden (15%, 13 mi), El Dorado (15%, 14 mi), Smackover (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Louann 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 Louann, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Louann

Louann home →

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.