ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28062202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Biloxi, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.6%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute21.5 min → 21.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 7.0%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 72.6%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.6% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk8.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 23,085 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,861± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+23,085± 992 MOE
Workers with travel time21,475± 929 MOE
Estimated home workers1,610± 289 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.