ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 281152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home2.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone87.4%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute25.6 min → 26.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.0% → 2.5%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.3% → 87.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.4% ±2.5 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home2.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 13,679 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,550± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,679± 657 MOE
Workers with travel time13,335± 691 MOE
Estimated home workers344± 152 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.