ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 281232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scott County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.9%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute26.6 min → 25.3 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 3.9%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 84.9%▲ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.9% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.9% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 10,500 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,718± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,500± 570 MOE
Workers with travel time10,091± 512 MOE
Estimated home workers409± 243 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.