ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 281372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tate County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone87.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute33.6 min → 33.8 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 3.6%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone91.2% → 87.7%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool8.0% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 12,294 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

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

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,321± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,294± 620 MOE
Workers with travel time11,856± 654 MOE
Estimated home workers438± 193 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.