ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28157002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Corinth, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute20.1 min → 18.9 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 5.3%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.7% → 77.0%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±7.3 pp
Carpool10.5% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.6% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.3% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 6,005 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,323± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+6,005± 428 MOE
Workers with travel time5,689± 465 MOE
Estimated home workers316± 158 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.