ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28083002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brandon, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone82.9%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute25.9 min → 27.6 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 7.2%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.4% → 82.9%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.9% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 12,004 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,542± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+12,004± 648 MOE
Workers with travel time11,144± 605 MOE
Estimated home workers860± 206 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.