ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leflore County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home2.9%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute18.0 min → 20.4 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 2.9%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.4% → 81.7%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.7% ±4.0 pp
Carpool10.7% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home2.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 9,688 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,141± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,688± 632 MOE
Workers with travel time9,408± 632 MOE
Estimated home workers280± 157 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.