Work & commute · Rudy

Work & commute in Rudy, AR

Most working residents leave Rudy for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Smith (42%), Alma (12%) and Van Buren (12%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 50 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 49 Rudy residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 119 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rudy.

49live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

119work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rudy goes to work

Fort Smith14.3 mi away

42%21

Alma2.9 mi away

12%6

Van Buren8.3 mi away

12%6

North Little Rock124.4 mi away

4%2

Rudy (in town)right here

2%1

Huntsville48.7 mi away

2%1

De Queen102.8 mi away

2%1

Ozark22.1 mi away

2%1

Lowell50.6 mi away

2%1

Hot Springs98.4 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

18%9

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

How far

How far Rudy commutes

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

34%

44%

16%

34%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rudy is a job hub

2.40jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rudy are

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

Jobs based in Rudy

120 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities95%

Services (health, schools, offices…)5%

$1,250 a month or less31%

$1,251–$3,333 a month59%

Over $3,333 a month10%

Jobs Rudy residents hold

50 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+118%

Jobs based in Rudy, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 120. 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.