Household incomes in McAlmont trail those of 98% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 34.2% of residents (Arkansas 16.0%). Jobs and income earn McAlmont C−; getting around on foot earns it B−. For 24% of workers, the job is at home; Arkansas has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McAlmont and work: the main findings
Nearly half of McAlmont works in Little Rock
261 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Little Rock, 10 miles away. That’s far more as work in McAlmont itself. The commute map ↓
Most McAlmont residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Home offices are common in McAlmont
25% of McAlmont workers work from home, against 9% across Arkansas. 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 547 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for McAlmont
On income, poverty and job access, McAlmont is better than 20% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds McAlmont’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($34,696, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (26.9%) is left out: McAlmont’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, McAlmont could be anywhere from C− to A−.
48% of working residents work in Little Rock
Where McAlmont clocks in
48% of workers
20% 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.
How far McAlmont goes to work
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.
McAlmont’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McAlmont workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 296 commuters (the 24% 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.
A workday in McAlmont: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 545 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 208 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in McAlmont on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.38 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in McAlmont: 210 jobs
210 jobs are based in McAlmont.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McAlmont, 2013 → 2023: 206 → 210. 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 McAlmont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In McAlmont, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, McAlmont is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns. 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 392 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 92% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.4% of McAlmont households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of McAlmont’s commuters take a bus or train.
McAlmont is 2,574th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Roland AR | 1,147 | $175K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 315 | Wooster AR | 1,150 | $112K | 5.8% | 2.3% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,006 | Redfield AR | 1,492 | $72K | 8.3% | 3.0% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,572 | La Crosse-Brookdale Township KS | 1,304 | $56K | 8.2% | 0.4% | 34% | C− |
| 2,573 | Rush Township MI | 1,256 | $65K | 17.4% | 4.7% | 1% | C− |
| 2,574 | McAlmont AR | 1,088 | $35K | 34.2% | 26.9% | <1% | C− |
| 2,575 | Manson WA | 1,462 | $91K | 22.6% | 5.1% | 15% | C− |
| 2,576 | Bradley WV | 1,424 | $44K | 11.8% | 5.0% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | 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 McAlmont, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
The towns next door employ 27% of McAlmont
The biggest share goes to North Little Rock (20%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McAlmont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAlmont | – | C− | B− | 24 min | $34,696 |
| North Little Rock | 20% | C | B+ | 20 min | $52,707 |
| Sherwood | 7% | B+ | B− | 24 min | $81,328 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McAlmont’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 McAlmont: questions
What is the median household income in McAlmont?
$34,696 (±$25,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McAlmont?
34.2%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McAlmont?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McAlmont work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Rock (48%, 10 mi), North Little Rock (20%, 2 mi), Sherwood (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is McAlmont walkable?
McAlmont is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McAlmont without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McAlmont, from the people who make the trip.
More of McAlmont
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.