For more than half of its working residents, Natural Steps is a commute to Little Rock
For 22% of workers, the job is at home, next to 9% for Arkansas as a whole. Hardly any work in Natural Steps itself; outside it, Little Rock draws the most (54%, 13 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Natural Steps on a workday afternoon
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Natural Steps on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.39 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 the trip to work from Natural Steps ends
Where Natural Steps clocks in
54% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 62% of jobs based in Natural Steps
61 jobs are based in Natural Steps.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Natural Steps, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 61. 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 Natural Steps’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Natural Steps’ commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Natural Steps workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 22% 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 it is to work from Natural Steps
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.
Natural Steps and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Roland (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Natural Steps workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Steps | – | — | — | 26 min | $157,813 |
| Roland | 4% | A+ | D− | 31 min | $175,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Natural Steps’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 Natural Steps: questions
What is the median household income in Natural Steps?
$157,813 (±$74,691) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Natural Steps?
0.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Natural Steps?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Natural Steps work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Natural Steps 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 Natural Steps, from the people who make the trip.
More of Natural Steps
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.