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Counties With the Shortest Commute in Arkansas (2026)

Arkansas has the lowest commute time of any county in Arkansas, at 18.7 min, followed by Sebastian and Johnson. Source: Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Shortest counties for commute time in Arkansas

Top 25 of 75 counties with data.

Ranked by avg commute time (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first.

Shortest counties for commute time in Arkansas
RankCountyValue
1Arkansas18.7 min
2Sebastian19.3 min
3Johnson19.3 min
4Baxter19.4 min
5Chicot19.5 min
6Independence19.5 min
7Craighead19.6 min
8Mississippi19.8 min
9Howard19.8 min
10Phillips19.9 min
11Miller20.1 min
12Pope20.1 min
13Union20.1 min
14Jackson20.2 min
15Boone20.2 min
16Pulaski20.3 min
17Desha20.8 min
18Washington20.9 min
19Drew21.0 min
20Polk21.0 min
21Hempstead21.2 min
22Garland21.4 min
23Clark21.4 min
24Lincoln21.5 min
25Benton21.6 min

How this ranking works

This page ranks Arkansas counties by avg commute time, sorted so the shortest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For commute time, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh commute time against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of avg commute time.

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