ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Calhoun County, Mississippi

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.9 min one way; 4.0% worked from home, 86.9% drove alone, and 16.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone86.9%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.9%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Calhoun County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.7 min → 29.9 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 4.0%▲ 0.4 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.0% → 86.9%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Calhoun County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 86.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 4.0% worked from home.

Drive alone86.9% ±3.3 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 5,200 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Calhoun County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Calhoun County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,200 workers age 16+, including 4,992 workers with reported travel time and 208 home workers.

Population estimate12,922± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,200± 292 MOE
Workers with travel time4,992± 279 MOE
Estimated home workers208± 87 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Mississippi commute records for Calhoun County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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