ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leake County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.3%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 commute32.4 min → 34.3 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 5.9%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 1.2%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 81.7%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.7% ±1.9 pp
Carpool6.7% ±2.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 8,169 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,319± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,169± 620 MOE
Workers with travel time7,686± 560 MOE
Estimated home workers483± 203 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.