Work & commute · Appleton

Work & commute in Appleton, AR

Most working residents leave Appleton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Russellville (33%), Little Rock (6%) and Atkins (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 160 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 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 160 Appleton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Appleton.

160live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

18work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Appleton goes to work

Russellville17.4 mi away

33%53

Little Rock55.6 mi away

6%9

Atkins12.4 mi away

5%8

London21.5 mi away

4%6

Fort Smith84.4 mi away

3%5

Hector6.9 mi away

3%4

North Little Rock56.6 mi away

3%4

Dover13.5 mi away

1%2

Dardanelle20.8 mi away

1%2

Lowell92.4 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%65

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

How far

How far Appleton commutes

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

54%

10%

29%

6%Under 10 mi

54%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Appleton is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.11 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Appleton are

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

Jobs based in Appleton

18 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities67%

Services (health, schools, offices…)33%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month83%

Over $3,333 a month17%

Jobs Appleton residents hold

160 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−22%

Jobs based in Appleton, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 18. 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.