With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Salesville works elsewhere
Salesville has 31 jobs, and 170 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Salesville itself; outside it, Mountain Home draws the most (33%, 9 miles). The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Salesville
On a workday 170 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Salesville on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Salesville commutes to
Where Salesville clocks in
5% 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.
Jobs in Salesville: what the 31 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salesville, 2014 → 2024: 175 → 31. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Salesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Salesville: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salesville workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 208 commuters (the 4% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Salesville
About 34% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Salesville
The biggest share goes to Norfork (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salesville | – | — | — | 19 min | $38,750 |
| Norfork | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Briarcliff | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Norfork and Briarcliff: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salesville’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 2024, 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 Salesville: questions
What is the median household income in Salesville?
$38,750 (±$19,902) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salesville?
21.7%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salesville?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salesville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mountain Home (33%, 9 mi), Fayetteville (5%, 106 mi), Bentonville (4%, 109 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Salesville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salesville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.