ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clarke County, Mississippi

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.0 min one way; 2.3% worked from home, 83.2% drove alone, and 13.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.0 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home2.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone83.2%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 Clarke County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.0 min → 34.0 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 2.3%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 83.2%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Clarke County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.2%; 0.0% used public transit and 2.3% worked from home.

Drive alone83.2% ±4.4 pp
Carpool7.7% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk4.5% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 5,695 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Clarke County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 93th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% 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.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Clarke County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,695 workers age 16+, including 5,563 workers with reported travel time and 132 home workers.

Population estimate15,314± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,695± 393 MOE
Workers with travel time5,563± 393 MOE
Estimated home workers132± 69 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 Clarke 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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