Commuting in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Lincoln County spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 153 hours, about 6.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 1% less time on the road than the Arkansas average of 18.6 minutes each way, a difference of 0.2 minutes.
Lincoln County holds about 0.4% of Arkansas's population and accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Lincoln County would save about 61 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,899 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)
Lincoln County
18.4 min
36.8 min
153 hrs/yr
$4,748
442
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.
On average, it takes
18.4
minutes to get to work in
Lincoln County.
That's 18% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.3% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Lincoln County
Car:
92.2%
Worked at Home:
7.3%
Walked:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Other:
< 0.1%
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Lincoln County, versus 0.1% in Arkansas.
Public transit is essentially absent in Lincoln County, versus 0.3% in Arkansas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Lincoln County, versus 0.1% in Arkansas.
Biking is essentially absent in Lincoln County, versus 0.2% in Arkansas.
Few people walk or bike to work in Lincoln County: just 0.5%, 3.3 times below the Arkansas average of 1.5%.
Commute Mode Trends in Lincoln County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Lincoln 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
Worked at Home
Walked
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Other
2009
93.7%
1.9%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.2%
1.7%
2010
91.7%
1.7%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
4.7%
2011
89.8%
1.8%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6.8%
2012
90.3%
1.6%
3.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
5.1%
2013
88.9%
1.7%
4.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4.9%
2014
90.7%
1.6%
4.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.3%
2015
92.8%
2.4%
3.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
2016
94.3%
2.6%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2017
95.8%
2.7%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2018
96.0%
2.8%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2019
96.2%
2.4%
0.9%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2020
97.2%
2.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
96.6%
2.4%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2022
95.4%
3.7%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2023
91.5%
8.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
92.2%
7.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
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 was highest in 2020 at 97.2% and lowest in 2013 at 88.9%. Overall it fell from 93.7% in 2009 to 92.2% in 2024, down 1.5 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Lincoln County: its share of workers rose from 1.9% in 2009 to 7.3% in 2024, up 5.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.2% to 0.5% of workers (down 1.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2016 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 8.4% in 2023 and has since fallen back to 7.3%.
Commute Start Times in Lincoln County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Lincoln County?
The bars show when commuters in Lincoln 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
12:00-4:59 AMLincoln County7.9%Arkansas5.6%
7.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMLincoln County4.7%Arkansas4.1%
4.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMLincoln County4.9%Arkansas5.2%
4.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMLincoln County11.9%Arkansas9.3%
11.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMLincoln County14.6%Arkansas11.2%
14.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMLincoln County21.1%Arkansas17.5%
21.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMLincoln County16.2%Arkansas13.9%
16.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMLincoln County4.0%Arkansas9.2%
4.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMLincoln County2.7%Arkansas3.6%
2.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMLincoln County1.3%Arkansas4.5%
1.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMLincoln County3.1%Arkansas2.2%
3.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMLincoln County1.0%Arkansas1.1%
1.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMLincoln County4.7%Arkansas6.2%
4.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMLincoln County2.0%Arkansas6.4%
2.0%
Lincoln CountyArkansasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Lincoln County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 21.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 17.5% across Arkansas. Early starts are more common than in Arkansas: 17.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.8% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Arkansas: 55.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 51.9% there. About 1 in 8 commuters (12.0%) 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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
Lincoln County
Arkansas
United States
2009
7:16 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:12 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:14 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:19 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:11 AM
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:07 AM
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:10 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:04 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2017
6:53 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:02 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:05 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:07 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:14 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:13 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:10 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:09 AM
7:25 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Lincoln County were on the road by 7:09 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:16 AM). The shift is sharper than across Arkansas, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Lincoln County now leave 29 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 Lincoln County has moved 4 minutes later.
How does Lincoln County's commute time compare?
Metric
Lincoln County
Arkansas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.4 min
18.6 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.3%
8.8%
15.0%
Walked
0.5%
1.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Lincoln County is 18.4 minutes, shorter than the 18.6 minutes in Arkansas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Arkansas. 0.5% commute by walking, lower than the 1.4% in Arkansas.
Lincoln County, AR Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Lincoln County, AR is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 12,948 residents against a local median of 16,514. Where Lincoln County, AR breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 75% above the local median of 4.2% at 7.3%.
The counties themselves sit within 2.2% of each other on work from home, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Lincoln County, AR, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Lincoln County, AR has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Lincoln County, Arkansas.
Is commuting expensive in Lincoln County, Arkansas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 153 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,748 at a typical national wage. That's 1% less than the typical Arkansas commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Lincoln County, Arkansas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Lincoln County, Arkansas. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Lincoln 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.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Arkansas?
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).