Jobs and the daily commute in Prattsville
Prattsville has 150 jobs, against 92 working residents. Only 3% stay in Prattsville for work; outside it, Little Rock is the main destination (27%, 30 miles). The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Prattsville by day
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Prattsville on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
1.6 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.
Where Prattsville’s workers come from
Where Prattsville clocks in
27% of workers
8% 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.
81% of the jobs in Prattsville make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prattsville, 2013 → 2023: 111 → 150. 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 Prattsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes to work from Prattsville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prattsville workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 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.
Prattsville’s commute, mile by mile
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 Prattsville: questions
What is the median household income in Prattsville?
$49,526 (±$15,494) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prattsville?
4.9%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prattsville?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prattsville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Rock (27%, 30 mi), Malvern (8%, 16 mi), Sheridan (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prattsville 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 Prattsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prattsville
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.