What is the average commute in Montgomery County, Mississippi?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Montgomery County, Mississippi work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 4.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montgomery County, Mississippi

Name: Commute estimates for Montgomery County, Mississippi
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.6 min one way; 4.6% worked from home, 82.0% drove alone, and 11.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±4.6 min MOE

Worked from home4.6%±2.5 pp MOE

Drove alone82.0%±6.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.3%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 Montgomery County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute29.1 min → 25.6 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 4.6%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 82.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Montgomery County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 4.6% worked from home.

Drive alone82.0% ±6.7 pp

Carpool7.3% ±3.7 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp

Walk3.6% ±4.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home4.6% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 3,799 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Montgomery County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 59th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

59^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Montgomery County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,799 workers age 16+, including 3,623 workers with reported travel time and 176 home workers.

Population estimate9,602± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,799± 322 MOE

Workers with travel time3,623± 323 MOE

Estimated home workers176± 97 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Mississippi commute records for Montgomery County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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