Work & commute · Widener

Work & commute in Widener, AR

Most working residents leave Widener for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Forrest City (12%), West Memphis (11%) and Memphis (8%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 75 working residents

Typical commute

30 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 75 Widener residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Widener.

75live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Widener goes to work

Forrest City6.3 mi away

12%9

West Memphis28.6 mi away

11%8

Memphis, TN40.8 mi away

8%6

Marion29.6 mi away

7%5

Little Rock97.2 mi away

7%5

Hughes13 mi away

4%3

Des Arc46.8 mi away

3%2

Harrisburg37.4 mi away

3%2

Jonesboro55 mi away

3%2

Fayetteville208.8 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%31

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

How far

How far Widener commutes

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

15%

19%

32%

34%

15%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Widener is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Widener are

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

Jobs based in Widener

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities50%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less67%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs Widener residents hold

75 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month44%

−45%

Jobs based in Widener, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 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.