ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 281012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newton County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute28.6 min → 27.9 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 3.2%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 78.7%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±4.9 pp
Carpool14.3% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 8,038 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,093± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,038± 428 MOE
Workers with travel time7,784± 426 MOE
Estimated home workers254± 123 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.