Commuting in Amite County, Mississippi: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Amite County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Amite County spend about 56 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 232 hours, about 9.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 30% more time on the road than the Mississippi average of 21.5 minutes each way, a difference of 6.4 minutes.
Amite County holds about 0.4% of Mississippi's population but accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Amite County would save about 93 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,879 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)
Amite County
27.9 min
55.7 min
232 hrs/yr
$7,198
465
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.
On average, it takes
27.9
minutes to get to work in
Amite County.
That's 24% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 74% of counties in Mississippi
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Amite County
Car:
92.1%
Worked at Home:
6.9%
Other:
0.5%
Walked:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Amite County, versus 0.1% in Mississippi.
Public transit is essentially absent in Amite County, versus 0.3% in Mississippi.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Amite County, versus 0.1% in Mississippi.
Biking is essentially absent in Amite County, versus 0.1% in Mississippi.
Commute Mode Trends in Amite County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Amite 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
Walked
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
93.4%
1.6%
3.2%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2010
94.6%
2.2%
2.1%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2011
94.3%
2.7%
2.0%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
94.8%
3.2%
1.3%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
95.4%
2.5%
1.2%
0.2%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
94.8%
2.4%
0.9%
1.1%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
94.1%
2.4%
1.4%
0.8%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
93.5%
2.4%
1.1%
0.9%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
93.3%
2.7%
0.4%
1.4%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
93.4%
2.0%
1.1%
1.4%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
94.2%
1.5%
1.1%
0.3%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
94.1%
1.8%
1.7%
0.5%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
91.4%
4.4%
2.1%
0.7%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
91.2%
6.0%
2.0%
0.2%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
90.9%
6.8%
1.2%
0.4%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
92.1%
6.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2013 at 95.4% and lowest in 2023 at 90.9%. Overall it fell from 93.4% in 2009 to 92.1% in 2024, down 1.3 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Amite County: its share of workers rose from 1.6% in 2009 to 6.9% in 2024, up 5.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.2% to 0.5% of workers (down 2.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2010 release and has stayed ahead since.
Public transit peaked at 2.9% in 2019 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.
Commute Start Times in Amite County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Amite County?
The bars show when commuters in Amite 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
12:00-4:59 AMAmite County7.6%Mississippi6.6%
7.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMAmite County6.6%Mississippi4.5%
6.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMAmite County3.6%Mississippi5.3%
3.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMAmite County16.3%Mississippi11.1%
16.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMAmite County9.9%Mississippi12.4%
9.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMAmite County20.6%Mississippi17.1%
20.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMAmite County12.5%Mississippi12.6%
12.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMAmite County6.1%Mississippi8.2%
6.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMAmite County4.2%Mississippi3.0%
4.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMAmite County1.6%Mississippi4.0%
1.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMAmite County2.0%Mississippi2.1%
2.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMAmite County1.7%Mississippi0.8%
1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMAmite County3.0%Mississippi5.8%
3.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMAmite County4.4%Mississippi6.4%
4.4%
Amite CountyMississippiSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Amite County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 20.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 17.1% across Mississippi. Early starts are more common than in Mississippi: 17.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.4% there. The morning rush looks much like Mississippi's: 49.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 8 commuters (12.7%) 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 Amite 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 Amite 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 Amite 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
Amite County
Mississippi
United States
2009
7:07 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:08 AM
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:05 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:03 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:07 AM
7:20 AM
7:39 AM
2014
6:58 AM
7:20 AM
7:39 AM
2015
6:57 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2016
6:53 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2017
6:48 AM
7:19 AM
7:38 AM
2018
6:55 AM
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
2019
6:55 AM
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:04 AM
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:05 AM
7:18 AM
7:37 AM
2022
6:59 AM
7:18 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:01 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:09 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Amite County were on the road by 7:09 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:07 AM). That goes against the trend across Mississippi, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Amite County now leave 29 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 Amite County has moved 14 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Amite County in the whole series.
How does Amite County's commute time compare?
Metric
Amite County
Mississippi
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
27.9 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
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
6.9%
5.9%
15.0%
Walked
0.5%
1.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Amite County is 27.9 minutes, longer than the 21.5 minutes in Mississippi.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Mississippi. 0.5% commute by walking, lower than the 1.3% in Mississippi.
Amite County, MS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Amite County, MS is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 12,565 residents against a local median of 19,263. The measure that sets Amite County, MS apart most is work from home: 6.9%, 129% above the local median of 3.0%.
The counties themselves spread 5.3% on work from home, so Amite County, MS sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Amite County, MS has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Amite County, Mississippi.
Is commuting expensive in Amite County, Mississippi?
Commuters here spend an estimated 232 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,198 at a typical national wage. That's 30% more than the typical Mississippi commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Amite County, Mississippi?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Amite County, Mississippi. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Amite County, Mississippi?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.3% in Mississippi, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in Mississippi have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).