Transportation in Arkansas

Vehicles, public transit, airports, traffic and commuting.

Households without a vehicle
5.9%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Workers commuting by public transit
0.3%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Passengers boarded at all commercial airports in Arkansas
2,461,444
2025 · FAA Air Carrier Activity Information System
Traffic fatalities
603
2024 · NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Mean travel time to work
22.7
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Bridges in poor condition
5.4%
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory

Vehicles

Arkansas has about 2.5 million registered vehicles.

Households without a vehicle
5.9%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates

Households without a vehicle

2006–2024
5.9%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B08201 (2020 not released).

Public Transit

Less than 1% of Arkansas commuters use public transit to get to work.

Workers commuting by public transit
0.3%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Transit commuters
0.3%
2024

Workers commuting by public transit

2006–2024
0.3%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of workers 16+, B08301 (2020 not released).

IndicatorArkansasU.S.
Transit commute share0.33.1

Airports

Clinton National in Little Rock and the fast-growing Northwest Arkansas National (XNA) are the state’s main airports.

Passengers boarded at all commercial airports in Arkansas
2,461,444
2025 · FAA Air Carrier Activity Information System
Passengers boarded at Northwest Arkansas Ntl (XNA)
1,234,923
2025 · FAA calendar-year enplanements.
Primary airport
Bill and Hillary Clinton National (LIT)
Commercial airports
6

Passengers boarded at all commercial airports in Arkansas

2011–2025
2,461,444▲ 43%

FAA Air Carrier Activity Information System, calendar-year commercial-service enplanements.

Passengers boarded at Northwest Arkansas Ntl (XNA)

2011–2025
1,234,923▲ 129%

FAA calendar-year enplanements.

Traffic

Arkansas commuters average about 22.4 minutes, shorter than the national average.

Traffic fatalities
603
2024 · NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles
1.5
2024 · NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Average commute
22.4 min
U.S. average
26.8 min
Year
2023

Traffic fatalities

1994–2024
603▼ 1%

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), State Traffic Data.

Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles

1994–2024
1.53▼ 37%

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), State Traffic Data.

IndicatorArkansasU.S.
Average commute (min)22.426.8

Commuting Patterns

Arkansas's average commute time is about 21.8 minutes, below the national average.

Mean travel time to work
22.7
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Workers who drive alone
78.4%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Workers who work from home
8.6%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Mean commute time
21.8 min
2024

Mean travel time to work

2006–2024
22.7▲ 10%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, aggregate travel time ÷ workers not working at home, B08013/B08012 (2020 not released).

Workers who drive alone

2006–2024
78.4%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of workers 16+, B08301 (2020 not released).

Workers who work from home

2006–2024
8.6%

Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of workers 16+, B08301 (2020 not released).

IndicatorArkansasU.S.
Mean commute time (minutes)21.826.8

Infrastructure

Arkansas maintains about 100,000 miles of public roads.

Bridges in poor condition
5.4%
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory
Bridges in good condition
44.5%
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory
Total highway bridges
12,978
2025 · FHWA National Bridge Inventory
Vehicle miles traveled
39,412
2024 · FHWA vehicle miles traveled as published with NHTSA FARS
Public road miles
100,000
2024

Bridges in poor condition

2000–2025
5.4%

FHWA National Bridge Inventory, Bridge Condition by Highway System (as of June each year).

Bridges in good condition

2000–2025
44.5%

FHWA National Bridge Inventory, Bridge Condition by Highway System (as of June each year).

Total highway bridges

2000–2025
12,978▲ 4%

FHWA National Bridge Inventory, Bridge Condition by Highway System (as of June each year).

Vehicle miles traveled

1994–2024
39,412▲ 58%

FHWA vehicle miles traveled as published with NHTSA FARS (fatalities ÷ fatality rate per 100M VMT).

  • •The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in March 2024; its replacement is due in 2028.