ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holmes County, Mississippi

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.0 min one way; 2.7% worked from home, 84.5% drove alone, and 17.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.0 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home2.7%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone84.5%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.9%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 Holmes County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute35.8 min → 36.0 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 2.7%▼ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.1% → 84.5%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Holmes County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 84.5%; 0.8% used public transit and 2.7% worked from home.

Drive alone84.5% ±3.8 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.7% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 5,096 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Holmes County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Holmes County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,096 workers age 16+, including 4,959 workers with reported travel time and 137 home workers.

Population estimate16,191± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,096± 442 MOE
Workers with travel time4,959± 434 MOE
Estimated home workers137± 77 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 Holmes 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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