ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip34.6 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone85.7%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute35.3 min → 34.6 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 4.7%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.0%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.8% → 85.7%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.7% ±1.7 pp
Carpool8.6% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 4,342 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

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

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,117± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,342± 435 MOE
Workers with travel time4,136± 407 MOE
Estimated home workers206± 100 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.