ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 281412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tishomingo County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home2.9%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone89.9%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute23.3 min → 23.5 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 2.9%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.8% → 89.9%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone89.9% ±3.0 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home2.9% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 7,806 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

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

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,660± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,806± 383 MOE
Workers with travel time7,583± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers223± 90 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.