ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute23.7 min → 24.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.6%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 79.9%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.6% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 53,939 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

4thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate111,647± — MOE
Workers age 16+53,939± 1,348 MOE
Workers with travel time48,749± 1,460 MOE
Estimated home workers5,190± 749 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.