ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28294602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grenada, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip17.0 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone84.9%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute14.9 min → 17.0 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.8% → 4.1%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.6% → 84.9%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.9% ±6.9 pp
Carpool8.0% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.1% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 5,251 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% 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.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,375± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+5,251± 435 MOE
Workers with travel time5,036± 453 MOE
Estimated home workers215± 187 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.