ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.0%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.9%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.3%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 commute28.2 min → 28.7 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 3.0%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.5% → 84.9%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.9% ±3.8 pp
Carpool9.1% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.0% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 13,780 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,877± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,780± 828 MOE
Workers with travel time13,365± 863 MOE
Estimated home workers415± 184 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.