Work & commute · Weldon

Work & commute in Weldon, AR

Most working residents leave Weldon for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Newport (13%), Searcy (13%) and Tupelo (7%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 15 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 15 Weldon residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Weldon.

15live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Weldon goes to work

Newport12.1 mi away

13%2

Searcy31.8 mi away

13%2

Tupelo4 mi away

7%1

Harrisburg29.8 mi away

7%1

Lonoke59.3 mi away

7%1

Batesville31.2 mi away

7%1

Forrest City38.9 mi away

7%1

Hot Springs122.4 mi away

7%1

Jonesboro40.3 mi away

7%1

Little Rock80.9 mi away

7%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

20%3

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

How far

How far Weldon commutes

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

13%

40%

7%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

40%25–50 mi

40%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Weldon is a commuter town

0.40jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Weldon are

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

Jobs based in Weldon

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)67%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Weldon residents hold

15 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities53%

Services (health, schools, offices…)20%

$1,250 a month or less27%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−71%

Jobs based in Weldon, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 6. 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.