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Commuting in Calhoun County, Arkansas: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Calhoun County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Calhoun County spend about 45 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 186 hours, about 7.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 20% more time on the road than the Arkansas average of 18.6 minutes each way, a difference of 3.7 minutes.

Calhoun County holds about 0.2% of Arkansas's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Calhoun County would save about 74 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,301 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Calhoun County 22.3 min 44.5 min 186 hrs/yr $5,752 441
Arkansas 18.6 min 37.2 min 155 hrs/yr $4,807 912
United States 22.4 min 44.8 min 187 hrs/yr $5,790 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Arkansas Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Arkansas
  1. Arkansas County (11.9 min)
  2. Phillips County (13.2 min)
  3. Howard County (13.4 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Arkansas
  1. Perry County (32.2 min)
  2. Newton County (31.6 min)
  3. Madison County (31.1 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Calhoun County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 22.3 minutes to get to work in Calhoun County. That's 1% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 72% of counties in Arkansas

The most common departure window is 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM, followed by 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by other means. About 1.5% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Calhoun County

  • Car: 93.2%
  • Other: 2.5%
  • Walked: 2.1%
  • Worked at Home: 1.5% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: 0.7% unusually high
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Calhoun County: 7.0 times more than the Arkansas average (0.7% vs 0.1%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Calhoun County: 10106.1 times less than the Arkansas average (0.0% vs 0.3%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Calhoun County, versus 0.1% in Arkansas.

Working from home is unusually rare in Calhoun County: 5.9 times less than the Arkansas average (1.5% vs 8.8%).

Biking is essentially absent in Calhoun County, versus 0.2% in Arkansas.

Commute Mode Trends in Calhoun County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Calhoun County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show commute mode data by year
Year Car Other Walked Worked at Home Motorcycle Public Transportation Taxi Bicycle
2009 92.2% 5.1% 1.3% 1.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 93.5% 3.4% 0.6% 2.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 93.5% 3.8% 0.6% 2.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 95.1% 0.6% 2.0% 2.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 95.0% 0.2% 1.7% 2.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 93.6% 0.3% 2.6% 3.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 93.2% 0.6% 2.6% 3.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 93.3% 1.0% 2.3% 2.5% 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 92.8% 1.3% 1.8% 3.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 94.7% 1.3% 2.0% 1.5% 0.1% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 93.8% 2.9% 2.0% 0.8% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 94.8% 1.9% 2.0% 1.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 95.9% 1.3% 1.8% 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 94.5% 1.0% 3.9% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 96.1% 0.5% 2.8% 0.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 93.2% 2.5% 2.1% 1.5% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2023 at 96.1%. Overall it rose from 92.2% in 2009 to 93.2% in 2024, up 1.0 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.

Walking gained the most ground in Calhoun County: its share of workers rose from 1.3% in 2009 to 2.1% in 2024, up 0.8 percentage points.

Walking peaked at 3.9% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 2.1%.

Commute Start Times in Calhoun County

  • Early BirdThe earliest start among Arkansas's 75 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:24 AM.
  • Dawn PatrolThe highest share of pre-6 AM departures among Arkansas's 75 counties: 41.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
  • Rush-Hour DodgersThe lowest share of rush-hour departures among Arkansas's 75 counties: only 30.7% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Calhoun County?

The bars show when commuters in Calhoun County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Arkansas for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
16.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
10.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
14.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
11.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
8.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
12.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
6.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
3.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
0.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
1.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
5.7%

Calhoun County Arkansas Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Calhoun County is 12:00-4:59 AM, when 16.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 5.6% across Arkansas. Early starts are more common than in Arkansas: 41.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.8% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Arkansas: 30.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 51.9% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (16.4%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Calhoun County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Calhoun County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Calhoun County next to Arkansas and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year Calhoun County Arkansas United States
2009 6:45 AM 7:28 AM 7:37 AM
2010 6:40 AM 7:28 AM 7:38 AM
2011 6:38 AM 7:28 AM 7:38 AM
2012 6:45 AM 7:27 AM 7:38 AM
2013 6:44 AM 7:27 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:01 AM 7:27 AM 7:39 AM
2015 6:44 AM 7:27 AM 7:38 AM
2016 6:33 AM 7:26 AM 7:38 AM
2017 6:43 AM 7:26 AM 7:38 AM
2018 6:32 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM
2019 6:27 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM
2020 6:25 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM
2021 6:42 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM
2022 6:28 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM
2023 6:28 AM 7:26 AM 7:38 AM
2024 6:24 AM 7:25 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Calhoun County were on the road by 6:24 AM, 21 minutes earlier than in 2009 (6:45 AM). The shift is sharper than across Arkansas, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Calhoun County now leave 74 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Calhoun County has moved 3 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Calhoun County in the whole series.

How does Calhoun County's commute time compare?

Metric Calhoun County Arkansas US Average
Avg. Commute Time 22.3 min 18.6 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 1.5% 8.8% 15.0%
Walked 2.1% 1.4% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.3% 3.2%

The average commute time in Calhoun County is 22.3 minutes, longer than the 18.6 minutes in Arkansas.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Arkansas. 2.1% commute by walking, higher than the 1.4% in Arkansas.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Calhoun County, AR Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Calhoun County, AR is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 4,704 residents against a local median of 10,208. Where Calhoun County, AR breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 68% below the local median of 4.6% at 1.5%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 22.3 min against a local median of 18.4 min, 21% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 21% above the local median it puts Calhoun County, AR at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 5.1% on work from home, so Calhoun County, AR sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Calhoun County, AR has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Calhoun County, AR 4,704 22.3 min #4/6 1.5% #6/6 6:24 AM #1/6
Bradley County, AR 10,208 13.8 min 2.3% 7:07 AM
Ouachita County, AR 22,085 18.4 min 4.6% 6:56 AM
Union County, AR 37,897 16.9 min 6.9% 7:12 AM
Dallas County, AR 6,237 22.6 min 1.8% 7:03 AM
Cleveland County, AR 7,452 23.7 min 4.7% 7:20 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Calhoun County, Arkansas.

Is living in Calhoun County, Arkansas good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 186 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,752 at a typical national wage. That's 20% more than the typical Arkansas commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Calhoun County, Arkansas?

Traffic peaks between 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Calhoun County, Arkansas?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.3% in Arkansas, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Which counties in Arkansas have the fastest and slowest commutes?

Among counties in Arkansas, the shortest average commutes are in Arkansas County (11.9 min), Phillips County (13.2 min), Howard County (13.4 min). The longest are in Perry County (32.2 min), Newton County (31.6 min), Madison County (31.1 min).