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Choctaw County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Choctaw County spend about 57 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 236 hours, about 9.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 32% more time on the road than the Mississippi average of 21.5 minutes each way, a difference of 6.8 minutes.

Choctaw County holds about 0.3% of Mississippi's population but accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Choctaw County would save about 94 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,925 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)
Choctaw County 28.3 min 56.6 min 236 hrs/yr $7,314 294
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

Choctaw County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 28.3 minutes to get to work in Choctaw County. That's 26% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 78% 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 2.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Choctaw County

  • Car: 95.6%
  • Worked at Home: 2.9%
  • Other: 1.4%
  • Walked: < 0.1% unusually low
  • 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 Choctaw County, versus 0.1% in Mississippi.

Walking is unusually rare in Choctaw County: 20.3 times less than the Mississippi average (0.1% vs 1.3%).

Public transit is essentially absent in Choctaw County, versus 0.3% in Mississippi.

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

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

Few people walk or bike to work in Choctaw County: just 0.1%, 21.5 times below the Mississippi average of 1.4%.

Commute Mode Trends in Choctaw County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Choctaw 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 Taxi Motorcycle Bicycle
2009 95.0% 1.3% 0.5% 1.6% 0.3% 0.0% 1.3% 0.0%
2010 95.8% 1.5% 1.0% 1.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2011 94.3% 1.8% 0.9% 2.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 95.4% 1.8% 1.3% 1.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 95.6% 1.8% 0.8% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 95.6% 1.3% 1.1% 1.6% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
2015 93.8% 1.2% 2.8% 1.6% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
2016 92.5% 2.9% 2.7% 1.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
2017 93.8% 2.0% 2.3% 1.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 94.1% 2.1% 2.2% 1.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 94.7% 2.0% 2.1% 0.8% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 97.2% 1.8% 0.3% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 97.2% 1.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 95.0% 2.7% 1.2% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 95.4% 2.8% 1.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 95.6% 2.9% 1.4% 0.1% 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 2020 at 97.2% and lowest in 2016 at 92.5%. Overall it rose from 95.0% in 2009 to 95.6% in 2024, up 0.6 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Choctaw County: its share of workers rose from 1.3% in 2009 to 2.9% in 2024, up 1.6 percentage points.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.6% to 0.1% of workers (down 1.5 percentage points).

Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2016 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Choctaw County

  • Hitting SnoozeThe 3rd-biggest shift to later mornings among Mississippi's 82 counties: the typical start is 24 minutes later than in 2009.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Choctaw County?

The bars show when commuters in Choctaw 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
8.3%
5:00-5:29 AM
6.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
3.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
10.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
14.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
22.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
9.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
5.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
0.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
5.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
3.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
1.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
6.5%

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

The busiest time to head out in Choctaw County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 22.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 17.1% across Mississippi. Early starts are more common than in Mississippi: 19.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.4% there. The morning rush looks much like Mississippi's: 52.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.3%) 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw County Mississippi United States
2009 6:44 AM 7:20 AM 7:37 AM
2010 6:41 AM 7:21 AM 7:38 AM
2011 6:52 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2012 6:49 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2013 6:56 AM 7:20 AM 7:39 AM
2014 6:52 AM 7:20 AM 7:39 AM
2015 6:50 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2016 6:50 AM 7:20 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:01 AM 7:19 AM 7:38 AM
2018 6:56 AM 7:19 AM 7:37 AM
2019 6:58 AM 7:19 AM 7:37 AM
2020 6:59 AM 7:19 AM 7:37 AM
2021 6:57 AM 7:18 AM 7:37 AM
2022 6:55 AM 7:18 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:03 AM 7:18 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:09 AM 7:18 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Choctaw County were on the road by 7:09 AM, 25 minutes later than in 2009 (6:44 AM). That goes against the trend across Mississippi, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County has moved 11 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Choctaw County in the whole series.

How does Choctaw County's commute time compare?

Metric Choctaw County Mississippi US Average
Avg. Commute Time 28.3 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 2.9% 5.9% 15.0%
Walked < 0.1% 1.3% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.3% 3.2%

The average commute time in Choctaw County is 28.3 minutes, longer than the 21.5 minutes in Mississippi.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Mississippi. 0.1% commute by walking, lower than the 1.3% in Mississippi.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Choctaw County, MS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Choctaw County, MS is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 8,118 residents against a local median of 17,526. The measure that sets Choctaw County, MS apart most is work from home: 2.9%, 36% below the local median of 4.6%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 28.3 min against a local median of 21.1 min, 34% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 34% above the local median it puts Choctaw County, MS at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 3.9% on work from home, so Choctaw County, MS sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Choctaw County, MS has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Choctaw County, MS 8,118 28.3 min #5/6 2.9% #6/6 7:09 AM #2/6
Webster County, MS 9,972 30.9 min 4.6% 7:16 AM
Winston County, MS 17,536 20.3 min 3.5% 7:12 AM
Oktibbeha County, MS 51,791 17.1 min 7.4% 7:44 AM
Montgomery County, MS 9,602 21.1 min 4.6% 7:08 AM
Attala County, MS 17,526 21.9 min 3.6% 7:10 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Choctaw County, Mississippi?

Commuters here spend an estimated 236 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,314 at a typical national wage. That's 32% more than the typical Mississippi commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Choctaw County, Mississippi?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Choctaw 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.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Choctaw 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.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).