ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Humphreys County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home0.8%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute27.9 min → 22.4 min▼ 5.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.7% → 0.8%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 82.8%▲ 11.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±1.7 pp
Carpool11.7% ±5.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle2.0% ±2.3 pp
Work from home0.8% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 2,514 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,395± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,514± 257 MOE
Workers with travel time2,493± 256 MOE
Estimated home workers21± 17 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.