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Commuting in Brandon, 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 Brandon: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Brandon spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 194 hours, about 8.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 8% more time on the road than the Mississippi average of 21.5 minutes each way, a difference of 1.7 minutes.

Brandon holds about 0.7% of Mississippi's population but accounts for roughly 0.8% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Brandon would save about 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,403 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)
Brandon 23.3 min 46.5 min 194 hrs/yr $6,008 2,380
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.

Brandon Commute Map

On average, it takes 23.3 minutes to get to work in Brandon. That's 4% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

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 7.0% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Brandon

  • Car: 92.0%
  • Worked at Home: 7.0%
  • Walked: 0.5%
  • Other: 0.5%
  • Taxi: < 0.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Brandon, versus 0.1% in Mississippi.

Public transit is unusually rare in Brandon: 1409.0 times less than the Mississippi average (0.0% vs 0.3%).

Biking is essentially absent in Brandon, versus 0.1% in Mississippi.

Commute Mode Trends in Brandon, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Brandon 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 95.0% 2.9% 0.8% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
2010 95.8% 2.6% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
2011 95.7% 2.7% 0.8% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
2012 96.4% 2.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1%
2013 96.7% 2.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2014 96.8% 2.7% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2015 96.8% 2.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 96.8% 2.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 95.8% 2.9% 0.3% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 96.5% 2.5% 0.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 96.7% 2.2% 0.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2020 97.0% 1.9% 0.2% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 95.8% 3.0% 0.0% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 95.2% 4.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 92.9% 5.9% 0.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 92.0% 7.0% 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 peaked in 2020 at 97.0%. Overall it fell from 95.0% in 2009 to 92.0% in 2024, down 3.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Brandon: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 7.0% in 2024, up 4.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Commute Start Times in Brandon

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Brandon?

The bars show when commuters in Brandon 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
4.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
2.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
2.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
8.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
15.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
22.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
2.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
5.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
4.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
6.3%

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

The busiest time to head out in Brandon is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 22.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 17.1% across Mississippi. Early starts are less common than in Mississippi: 10.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.4% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Mississippi: 56.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.3%) 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 Brandon, 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 Brandon 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 Brandon 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 Brandon Mississippi United States
2009 7:25 AM 7:20 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:19 AM 7:21 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:20 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:20 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:16 AM 7:20 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:14 AM 7:20 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:18 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:19 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:22 AM 7:19 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:21 AM 7:19 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:24 AM 7:19 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:23 AM 7:19 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:26 AM 7:18 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:19 AM 7:18 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:22 AM 7:18 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:22 AM 7:18 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Brandon were on the road by 7:22 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:25 AM). Mississippi followed the same path, with the typical start moving 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Brandon now leave 16 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 Brandon has moved 3 minutes earlier.

How does Brandon's commute time compare?

Metric Brandon Mississippi US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.3 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 7.0% 5.9% 15.0%
Walked 0.5% 1.3% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.3% 3.2%

The average commute time in Brandon is 23.3 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.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Brandon, MS Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Brandon, MS compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Brandon, MS 21,079 23.3 min #2/2 7.0% #1/2 7:22 AM #2/2
Pearl, MS 26,778 20.1 min 6.2% 7:14 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Brandon, Mississippi.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Brandon, Mississippi?

Commuters here spend an estimated 194 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,008 at a typical national wage. That's 8% more than the typical Mississippi commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Brandon, Mississippi?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Brandon, 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.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Brandon, 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.