Work & commute · Jonesboro

Work & commute in Jonesboro, AR

64% of Jonesboro’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Paragould (4%), Little Rock (3%) and Batesville (1%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

64%

19,548 of 30,420 working residents

Typical commute

5 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 10,872 Jonesboro residents head out of town to work, 19,548 work right here, and 26,179 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jonesboro.

10,872live here, work elsewhere

19,548live and work here

26,179work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jonesboro goes to work

Jonesboro (in town)right here

64%19,548

Paragould18.6 mi away

4%1,099

Little Rock121.2 mi away

3%860

Batesville53 mi away

1%390

Blytheville44 mi away

1%249

Memphis, TN63.3 mi away

1%238

Trumann13.1 mi away

1%222

Brookland7.9 mi away

1%219

North Little Rock113.3 mi away

1%219

Harrisburg17.8 mi away

1%183

Everywhere elseother towns and states

24%7,193

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

How far

How far Jonesboro commutes

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

68%

19%

68%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jonesboro is a job hub

1.50jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Jonesboro are

45,727 jobs are based in Jonesboro. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jonesboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Jonesboro

45,727 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Jonesboro residents hold

30,420 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+16%

Jobs based in Jonesboro, 2013 → 2023: 39,536 → 45,727. 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.