ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 281492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warren County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home3.5%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone87.6%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute22.0 min → 21.4 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 3.5%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.2% → 87.6%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.6% ±0.8 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.5% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 18,628 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% 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.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,020± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,628± 815 MOE
Workers with travel time17,972± 763 MOE
Estimated home workers656± 254 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.