Photo: Skullrik · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Williford
The Census job records count 8 working residents of Williford and no jobs based in it. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Arkansas 9%). Hardly any work in Williford; the top destination outside it is Ash Flat (38%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Williford for work, and who comes in
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 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.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 Williford goes to work
Where Williford clocks in
25% 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.
Working from home in Williford
of Williford workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
How far it is to work from Williford
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 Williford: questions
What is the median household income in Williford?
$22,750 (±$16,334) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williford?
36.6%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Williford work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ash Flat (38%, 14 mi), Melbourne (25%, 32 mi), Mount Pleasant (13%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Williford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Williford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williford
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.