See what the average commute is in St. Francis County, AR

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in St. Francis County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. St. Francis County has a shorter commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Monroe County, AR having the longest commute at 26.4 minutes.

St. Francis County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 18.5 minutes
--- 15.1% lower than state average
--- #6 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 2.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 24.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. St. Francis County, AR: 18.5 minutes
#2. Woodruff County, AR: 19.6 minutes
#3. Lee County, AR: 22.7 minutes
#4. Cross County, AR: 24.2 minutes
#5. Monroe County, AR: 26.4 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Arkansas
#1. Phillips County: 16.2 minutes
#2. Baxter County: 16.7 minutes
#3. Columbia County: 17.4 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Arkansas
#1. Perry County: 35.2 minutes
#2. Cleveland County: 32.7 minutes
#3. Madison County: 32.1 minutes