ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lafayette County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute22.8 min → 22.7 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 8.6%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.9%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 78.1%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 25,819 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,327± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,819± 1,042 MOE
Workers with travel time23,603± 990 MOE
Estimated home workers2,216± 355 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.