ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28297002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gulfport, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute21.9 min → 21.9 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 7.3%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 77.4%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±3.1 pp
Carpool10.3% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 31,022 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate73,003± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+31,022± 1,228 MOE
Workers with travel time28,743± 1,270 MOE
Estimated home workers2,279± 398 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.