Photo: Iam67Faja · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 2.2 jobs in Plumerville for every working resident, and 575 people commute in
Home is the office for 1% of workers, next to 9% for Arkansas as a whole. Employers in Plumerville report 580 jobs; 268 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Plumerville for work; outside it, Morrilton is the main destination (18%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Plumerville: the figures worth knowing
Plumerville is where the jobs are
Plumerville has 580 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,100 people are in town, 42% more than the 740 who live here. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Plumerville pay better than its residents’ jobs
78% of the jobs based in Plumerville pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 46% of the jobs Plumerville residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Plumerville. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Plumerville are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Arkansas. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Arkansas worker. 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 268 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Plumerville by day
On a workday 263 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Plumerville on a workday afternoon, 42% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
31% of the jobs in Plumerville make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plumerville, 2013 → 2023: 174 → 580. 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 Plumerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Plumerville, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plumerville workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 469 commuters (the 1% 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 daily trip into Plumerville
Where Plumerville clocks in
16% of workers
12% 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.
Plumerville’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Plumerville: questions
What is the median household income in Plumerville?
$42,552 (±$7,800) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plumerville?
21.6%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plumerville?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plumerville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morrilton (18%, 5 mi), Conway (16%, 12 mi), Little Rock (12%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plumerville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plumerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plumerville
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.