ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 → 25.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 7.2%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.7% → 81.9%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±1.3 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 63,890 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

1thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate145,249± — MOE
Workers age 16+63,890± 1,329 MOE
Workers with travel time59,279± 1,456 MOE
Estimated home workers4,611± 645 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.