What is the average commute in Pike County, Mississippi?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 3.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 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 281132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pike County, Mississippi

Name: Commute estimates for Pike County, Mississippi
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.2 min one way; 3.5% worked from home, 82.1% drove alone, and 12.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home3.5%±1.1 pp MOE

Drove alone82.1%±1.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.9%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 Pike County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.1 min → 27.2 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 3.5%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 82.1%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Pike County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.1%; 0.4% used public transit and 3.5% worked from home.

Drive alone82.1% ±1.6 pp

Carpool10.8% ±2.4 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp

Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home3.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 14,490 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Pike County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 73th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

73^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

5^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87^th60+ 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 Pike County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,490 workers age 16+, including 13,989 workers with reported travel time and 501 home workers.

Population estimate39,602± — MOE

Workers age 16+14,490± 906 MOE

Workers with travel time13,989± 900 MOE

Estimated home workers501± 165 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 Pike 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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