ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28548402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oxford, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute21.2 min → 23.5 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 9.1%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.7%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 77.7%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±4.1 pp
Carpool6.3% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.0% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 12,671 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,411± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+12,671± 820 MOE
Workers with travel time11,520± 752 MOE
Estimated home workers1,151± 286 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.