ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson County, Mississippi

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.0 min one way; 4.5% worked from home, 88.2% drove alone, and 13.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone88.2%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 Jefferson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.1 min → 29.0 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 4.5%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.9% → 88.2%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Jefferson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 88.2%; 0.2% used public transit and 4.5% worked from home.

Drive alone88.2% ±8.0 pp
Carpool7.1% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home4.5% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 2,429 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Jefferson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

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

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Jefferson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,429 workers age 16+, including 2,320 workers with reported travel time and 109 home workers.

Population estimate7,068± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,429± 286 MOE
Workers with travel time2,320± 309 MOE
Estimated home workers109± 82 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 Jefferson 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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