ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Covington County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone84.2%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute25.7 min → 23.8 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.1% → 5.8%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.8% → 84.2%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.2% ±4.2 pp
Carpool5.0% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.8% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 7,173 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,148± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,173± 527 MOE
Workers with travel time6,760± 534 MOE
Estimated home workers413± 202 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.