ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28557602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pearl, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute23.2 min → 23.8 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 7.2%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 81.9%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±3.1 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.2% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 14,972 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,737± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+14,972± 659 MOE
Workers with travel time13,897± 622 MOE
Estimated home workers1,075± 371 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.