Work & commute · Morrilton

Work & commute in Morrilton, AR

About one in 4 of Morrilton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Conway (16%), Little Rock (9%) and Russellville (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

656 of 2,492 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,836 Morrilton residents head out of town to work, 656 work right here, and 3,255 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Morrilton.

1,836live here, work elsewhere

656live and work here

3,255work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Morrilton goes to work

Morrilton (in town)right here

26%656

Conway16.3 mi away

16%409

Little Rock36.7 mi away

9%229

Russellville24 mi away

6%146

Hot Springs49.3 mi away

2%54

Fort Smith93 mi away

2%49

North Little Rock38.5 mi away

2%42

Bentonville117.6 mi away

1%37

Plumerville5.4 mi away

1%35

Springdale107 mi away

1%27

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%808

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

How far

How far Morrilton commutes

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

32%

29%

20%

19%

32%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Morrilton is a job hub

1.57jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Morrilton are

3,911 jobs are based in Morrilton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Morrilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Morrilton

3,911 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Morrilton residents hold

2,492 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month45%

−11%

Jobs based in Morrilton, 2013 → 2023: 4,383 → 3,911. 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.