ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kemper County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home0.8%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute33.7 min → 31.2 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 0.8%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.3%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.9% → 83.5%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.5% ±5.4 pp
Carpool10.8% ±4.2 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.7 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home0.8% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 3,374 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% 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.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,729± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,374± 338 MOE
Workers with travel time3,347± 337 MOE
Estimated home workers27± 34 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.