Jobs and the daily commute in Ozark Acres
Commuters spend 36 minutes getting to work on average, where Arkansas has 23 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Ozark Acres itself; outside it, Ash Flat draws the most (10%, 13 miles). No jobs are based in Ozark Acres in the Census job records; 213 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Ozark Acres: the gist
Ozark Acres is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Ozark Acres, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ozark Acres has about 460 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ozark Acres workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Arkansas. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 213 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Ozark Acres quiets down on a workday
On a workday 213 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Ozark Acres on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
About 36 minutes each way for Ozark Acres’ commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ozark Acres workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 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.
The distance from Ozark Acres to work
About 32% 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.
Where Ozark Acres’ working residents head each day
Where Ozark Acres 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.
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 Ozark Acres: questions
What is the median household income in Ozark Acres?
$31,940 (±$6,530) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ozark Acres?
38.5%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ozark Acres?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ozark Acres work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ash Flat (10%, 13 mi), Batesville (10%, 39 mi), Hardy (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ozark Acres 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 Ozark Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ozark Acres
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.