ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 281212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rankin County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone81.5%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute25.7 min → 26.6 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 7.1%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.5% → 81.5%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.5% ±1.4 pp
Carpool9.0% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.1% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 76,875 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate158,854± — MOE
Workers age 16+76,875± 1,592 MOE
Workers with travel time71,435± 1,640 MOE
Estimated home workers5,440± 604 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.