ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28317802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hernando, Mississippi

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.9 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 81.4% drove alone, and 5.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.4%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 Hernando city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.9 min → 26.9 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 8.1%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 81.4%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hernando city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.4%; 0.3% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone81.4% ±4.8 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 8,410 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hernando city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 62th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hernando city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,410 workers age 16+, including 7,729 workers with reported travel time and 681 home workers.

Population estimate17,949± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+8,410± 492 MOE
Workers with travel time7,729± 487 MOE
Estimated home workers681± 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Mississippi commute records for Hernando city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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