Work & commute · Lawson

Work & commute in Lawson, AR

Most working residents leave Lawson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are El Dorado (42%), Little Rock (3%) and Strong (2%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 122 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 122 Lawson residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lawson.

122live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

24work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lawson goes to work

El Dorado10.3 mi away

42%51

Little Rock105.7 mi away

3%4

Strong10 mi away

2%3

Huttig21 mi away

2%3

Smackover18 mi away

2%3

Camden32.9 mi away

2%3

Taylor56.8 mi away

1%1

Portland56.5 mi away

1%1

Dumas74.6 mi away

1%1

Hamburg40 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%51

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

How far

How far Lawson commutes

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

21%

52%

19%

21%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lawson is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lawson are

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

Jobs based in Lawson

24 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)71%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)29%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month21%

Jobs Lawson residents hold

122 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+26%

Jobs based in Lawson, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 24. 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.