Work & commute · Alpena

Work & commute in Alpena, AR

Most working residents leave Alpena for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Harrison (36%), Berryville (6%) and Green Forest (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 171 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 170 Alpena residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 145 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Alpena.

170live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

145work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Alpena goes to work

Harrison10.9 mi away

36%62

Berryville15.7 mi away

6%10

Green Forest7.7 mi away

5%8

Springdale48 mi away

3%5

Mountain Home51.2 mi away

2%4

Fayetteville50.5 mi away

2%4

Branson, MO22.9 mi away

2%4

Rogers47.3 mi away

2%3

Conway96.4 mi away

2%3

Fort Smith88.5 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%65

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Alpena commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

29%

37%

25%

29%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Alpena is balanced between jobs and homes

0.85jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Alpena are

146 jobs are based in Alpena. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Alpena’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Alpena

146 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Alpena residents hold

171 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+9%

Jobs based in Alpena, 2013 → 2023: 134 → 146. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.