Work and commuting in Taylor
Working residents average 40 minutes each way (Arkansas 23, U.S. 26). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Arkansas as a whole has 9%. Only 3% stay in Taylor for work; outside it, Magnolia is the main destination (37%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Taylor: the figures worth knowing
Taylor workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 23 across Arkansas. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
37% of Taylor works in Magnolia
75 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Magnolia, 18 miles away. That’s 12 times as many as work in Taylor itself. The commute map ↓
Few Taylor workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 9% across Arkansas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Taylor spends getting to work: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Taylor workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where Taylor goes to work
Where Taylor clocks in
37% of workers
3% of workers
1% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Taylor
On a workday 196 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 205 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Most jobs in Taylor are in services
212 jobs are based in Taylor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taylor, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 212. 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 Taylor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Taylor goes to work
About 26% 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 Taylor: questions
What is the median household income in Taylor?
$64,659 (±$16,659) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Taylor?
8.1%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Taylor?
40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Taylor work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Magnolia (37%, 18 mi), Little Rock (3%, 129 mi), Hope (1%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Taylor 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 Taylor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Taylor
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.