ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28360002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute20.6 min → 19.9 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 8.9%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 73.3%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±1.8 pp
Carpool14.7% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 61,771 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

19thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate146,631± 64 MOE
Workers age 16+61,771± 1,602 MOE
Workers with travel time56,304± 1,687 MOE
Estimated home workers5,467± 766 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 nearby records

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