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Commute Time Burden in Alcorn County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Alcorn County spend about 35 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 145 hours, about 6.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 19% less time on the road than the Mississippi average of 21.5 minutes each way, a difference of 4.1 minutes.

Alcorn County holds about 1.2% of Mississippi's population but accounts for roughly 0.9% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Alcorn County would save about 58 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,804 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Alcorn County 17.5 min 34.9 min 145 hrs/yr $4,509 568
Mississippi 21.5 min 43.0 min 179 hrs/yr $5,558 914
United States 22.4 min 44.8 min 187 hrs/yr $5,790 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Mississippi Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Mississippi
  1. Sharkey County (11.9 min)
  2. Coahoma County (13.2 min)
  3. Leflore County (15.2 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Mississippi
  1. Wilkinson County (36.8 min)
  2. Tate County (32.8 min)
  3. Greene County (32.7 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Alcorn County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 17.5 minutes to get to work in Alcorn County. That's 22% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Faster than 83% of counties in Mississippi

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 3.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Alcorn County

  • Car: 93.1%
  • Worked at Home: 3.3%
  • Other: 2.2%
  • Walked: 1.4%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Public transit is unusually rare in Alcorn County: 4.8 times less than the Mississippi average (0.1% vs 0.3%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Alcorn County, versus 0.1% in Mississippi.

Biking is essentially absent in Alcorn County, versus 0.1% in Mississippi.

Commute Mode Trends in Alcorn County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Alcorn County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show commute mode data by year
Year Car Worked at Home Other Walked Public Transportation Motorcycle Taxi Bicycle
2009 95.9% 1.5% 0.2% 1.6% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 96.7% 1.4% 0.2% 1.0% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 97.0% 1.3% 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 96.0% 1.4% 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 97.0% 1.0% 0.2% 0.8% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 97.0% 1.5% 0.4% 0.7% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 96.6% 1.6% 0.4% 0.8% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 96.2% 1.9% 0.4% 1.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 96.5% 1.7% 0.4% 1.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 96.5% 2.2% 0.6% 0.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 97.4% 1.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 96.4% 1.1% 0.9% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2021 96.6% 1.4% 0.7% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2022 95.8% 1.7% 1.1% 1.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 94.0% 2.5% 1.5% 1.9% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 93.1% 3.3% 2.2% 1.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2019 at 97.4%. Overall it fell from 95.9% in 2009 to 93.1% in 2024, down 2.8 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Alcorn County: its share of workers rose from 1.5% in 2009 to 3.3% in 2024, up 1.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 0.6% to 0.1% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).

Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Alcorn County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Alcorn County?

The bars show when commuters in Alcorn County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Mississippi for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
7.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
4.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
9.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
14.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
22.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
5.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
2.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
1.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
7.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4.3%

Alcorn County Mississippi Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Alcorn County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 22.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 17.1% across Mississippi. Early starts are more common than in Mississippi: 17.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.4% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Mississippi: 52.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.3%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Alcorn County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Alcorn County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Alcorn County next to Mississippi and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year Alcorn County Mississippi United States
2009 7:24 AM 7:20 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:32 AM 7:21 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:25 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:26 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:28 AM 7:20 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:30 AM 7:20 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:25 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:32 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:27 AM 7:19 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:25 AM 7:19 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:22 AM 7:19 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:24 AM 7:19 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:20 AM 7:18 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:19 AM 7:18 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:15 AM 7:18 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:10 AM 7:18 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Alcorn County were on the road by 7:10 AM, 14 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:24 AM). The shift is sharper than across Mississippi, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Alcorn County now leave 28 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Alcorn County has moved 12 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Alcorn County in the whole series.

How does Alcorn County's commute time compare?

Metric Alcorn County Mississippi US Average
Avg. Commute Time 17.5 min 21.5 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 3.3% 5.9% 15.0%
Walked 1.4% 1.3% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.3% 3.2%

The average commute time in Alcorn County is 17.5 minutes, shorter than the 21.5 minutes in Mississippi.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Mississippi. 1.4% commute by walking, higher than the 1.3% in Mississippi.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Alcorn County, MS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Alcorn County, MS is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 34,289 residents against a local median of 25,184. Nothing separates Alcorn County, MS sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.

The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 15% below the local median at 17.5 min against 20.5 min. Alcorn County, MS has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Alcorn County, MS 34,289 17.5 min #1/6 3.3% #3/6 7:10 AM #5/6
Prentiss County, MS 25,184 18.9 min 2.6% 7:00 AM
McNairy County, TN 25,970 22.6 min 8.9% 6:53 AM
Tippah County, MS 21,523 21.3 min 1.2% 6:59 AM
Tishomingo County, MS 18,660 20.5 min 2.9% 6:48 AM
Hardin County, TN 27,249 18.8 min 7.3% 7:13 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Alcorn County, Mississippi.

Is living in Alcorn County, Mississippi good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 145 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,509 at a typical national wage. That's 19% less than the typical Mississippi commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Alcorn County, Mississippi?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Alcorn County, Mississippi. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Alcorn County, Mississippi?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.3% in Mississippi, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How do commute times compare across counties in Mississippi?

Among counties in Mississippi, the shortest average commutes are in Sharkey County (11.9 min), Coahoma County (13.2 min), Leflore County (15.2 min). The longest are in Wilkinson County (36.8 min), Tate County (32.8 min), Greene County (32.7 min).