ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28748402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tupelo, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone85.6%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute18.7 min → 18.0 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 6.0%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.5% → 85.6%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.6% ±2.9 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 17,614 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,791± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+17,614± 868 MOE
Workers with travel time16,557± 925 MOE
Estimated home workers1,057± 315 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.