West Crossett has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns. 136 jobs are based in West Crossett, against 400 working residents. The two grades for West Crossett are D for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in West Crossett
Fewer jobs are based in West Crossett than ten years ago
Jobs counted in West Crossett fell from 328 in 2014 to 136 in 2024, −59%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
38% of West Crossett works in Crossett
153 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Crossett, 3.8 miles away across the town line. That’s 13 times as many as work in West Crossett itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 400 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
West Crossett’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, West Crossett is better than 8% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides West Crossett’s grade.
Unemployment (5.7%) is left out: West Crossett’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, West Crossett could be anywhere from D− to C−.
71% of the jobs in West Crossett make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Crossett, 2014 → 2024: 328 → 136. 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 West Crossett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
38% of working residents work in Crossett
Where West Crossett clocks in
38% of workers
6% 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.
West Crossett on a workday afternoon
On a workday 389 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in West Crossett on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
How long West Crossett spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Crossett workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 460 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 commute from West Crossett, by distance
About 23% 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.
Few in West Crossett walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Crossett is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place West Crossett near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 500 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.5% of West Crossett households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Crossett’s commuters take a bus or train.
West Crossett next to U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900: 5,073rd of 5,877 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 108 | Roland AR | 1,147 | $175K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Avilla AR | 1,833 | $106K | 0.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 538 | Wooster AR | 1,150 | $112K | 5.8% | 2.3% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,071 | Laona WI | 1,238 | $63K | 18.9% | 1.8% | 9% | D |
| 5,072 | Sanborn WI | 1,402 | $53K | 15.2% | 4.8% | 45% | D |
| 5,073 | West Crossett AR | 1,413 | $55K | 18.3% | 5.7% | 3% | D |
| 5,074 | Smackover AR | 1,584 | $56K | 26.6% | 7.4% | 14% | D |
| 5,075 | Bull Shoals AR | 1,888 | $42K | 14.6% | 12.9% | 10% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of West Crossett, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
Work next door: 38% of West Crossett’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Crossett workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Crossett | – | D | D | 19 min | $55,378 |
| Crossett | 38% | D | B− | 18 min | $44,672 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Crossett. Darker towns draw more of West Crossett’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 West Crossett: questions
What is the median household income in West Crossett?
$55,378 (±$8,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Crossett?
18.3%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Crossett?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Crossett work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crossett (38%, 4 mi), North Crossett (6%, 5 mi), El Dorado (6%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Crossett walkable?
West Crossett is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Crossett 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 West Crossett, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Crossett
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.