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Work & commute · Ozark

Work & commute in Ozark, AR

About one in 3 of Ozark’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Fort Smith (14%), Clarksville (4%) and Russellville (4%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
30%
396 of 1,318 working residents
Typical commute
23 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
17 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
2%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 922 Ozark residents head out of town to work, 396 work right here, and 2,373 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ozark.

922live here, work elsewhere
396live and work here
2,373work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ozark goes to work

AltusBoonevilleAlmaParisOzarkClarksvilleVan BurenBentonvilleRussellvilleSpringdaleLittle RockFort SmithFayettevilleFort SmithClarksvilleRussellvilleVan BurenLittle RockAlmaBentonvilleFayettevilleSpringdaleOzark
1
Ozark (in town)right here
30%396
2
Fort Smith31.3 mi away
14%190
3
Clarksville20.9 mi away
4%52
4
Russellville43 mi away
4%50
5
Van Buren28.7 mi away
3%38
6
Little Rock99.8 mi away
2%21
7
Alma20.5 mi away
2%20
8
Bentonville62.5 mi away
2%20
9
Fayetteville43.2 mi away
2%20
10
Springdale50.6 mi away
1%18
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%493

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

How far

How far Ozark commutes

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

38%Under 10 mi
13%10–24 mi
29%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ozark is a job hub

2.10jobs per working resident
A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ozark are

2,769 jobs are based in Ozark. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ozark’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ozark

2,769 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)27%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)48%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Ozark residents hold

1,318 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month41%
+9%

Jobs based in Ozark, 2013 → 2023: 2,531 → 2,769. 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.

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