Where Morrison Bluff earns its living
Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. Hardly any work in Morrison Bluff itself; outside it, Paris draws the most (28%, 14 miles). 18 jobs are based in Morrison Bluff for 25 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Morrison Bluff on a workday
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 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.
0.72 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.
Where Morrison Bluff goes to work
Where Morrison Bluff clocks in
28% of workers
24% of workers
8% 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.
What Morrison Bluff’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morrison Bluff, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 18. 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 Morrison Bluff’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Morrison Bluff: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morrison Bluff workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 9% 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.
The commute from Morrison Bluff, by distance
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 Morrison Bluff: questions
What is the median household income in Morrison Bluff?
$51,750 (±$5,439) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morrison Bluff?
0.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morrison Bluff?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morrison Bluff work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paris (28%, 14 mi), Russellville (24%, 23 mi), Clarksville (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morrison Bluff 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 Morrison Bluff, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morrison Bluff
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.