ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

DeSoto County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.4%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute26.1 min → 26.2 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 8.2%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.8% → 81.4%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.4% ±1.2 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home8.2% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 95,491 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

4thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate191,301± — MOE
Workers age 16+95,491± 1,625 MOE
Workers with travel time87,658± 1,749 MOE
Estimated home workers7,833± 896 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.