What is the average commute in Grenada County, Mississippi?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 19.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Grenada County, Mississippi work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 3.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grenada County, Mississippi

Name: Commute estimates for Grenada County, Mississippi
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.7 min one way; 3.5% worked from home, 87.1% drove alone, and 5.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home3.5%±1.9 pp MOE

Drove alone87.1%±3.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.7%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 Grenada County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute19.7 min → 19.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.0% → 3.5%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.1% → 87.1%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Grenada County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 87.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 3.5% worked from home.

Drive alone87.1% ±3.4 pp

Carpool7.5% ±2.1 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home3.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 8,936 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Grenada County compares with similar-size countys

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

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

25^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

11^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

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

29^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Grenada County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,936 workers age 16+, including 8,621 workers with reported travel time and 315 home workers.

Population estimate21,217± — MOE

Workers age 16+8,936± 469 MOE

Workers with travel time8,621± 495 MOE

Estimated home workers315± 174 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 Grenada 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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