Commuting in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Jackson County spend about 44 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 185 hours, about 7.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% more time on the road than the Mississippi average of 21.5 minutes each way, a difference of 0.6 minutes.
Jackson County holds about 4.9% of Mississippi's population but accounts for roughly 5.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Jackson County would save about 74 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,289 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)
Jackson County
22.2 min
44.3 min
185 hrs/yr
$5,723
3,328
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
22.2
minutes to get to work in
Jackson County.
That's 1% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
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 7.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Jackson County
Car:
90.9%
Worked at Home:
7.2%
Other:
1.1%
Walked:
0.5%
Taxi:
0.2%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Jackson County: 28.1 times less than the Mississippi average (0.0% vs 0.3%).
Commute Mode Trends in Jackson County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Jackson 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
Taxi
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
96.2%
1.3%
0.7%
1.2%
0.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
2010
96.2%
1.1%
0.8%
1.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
2011
95.8%
1.6%
0.9%
1.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
2012
95.3%
1.8%
1.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
2013
95.5%
1.6%
1.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
2014
95.1%
1.9%
1.2%
1.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
2015
95.4%
1.8%
1.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
2016
95.4%
1.9%
0.8%
1.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
2017
96.0%
1.7%
0.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2018
96.1%
1.7%
1.0%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
2019
96.3%
1.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
2020
95.6%
2.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
2021
94.5%
3.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
2022
93.7%
4.8%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.1%
2023
92.2%
6.2%
0.8%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2024
90.9%
7.2%
1.1%
0.5%
0.2%
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 2019 at 96.3%. Overall it fell from 96.2% in 2009 to 90.9% in 2024, down 5.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Jackson County: its share of workers rose from 1.3% in 2009 to 7.2% in 2024, up 5.9 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 1.2% to 0.5% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Jackson County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Jackson County?
The bars show when commuters in Jackson 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 AMJackson County11.2%Mississippi6.6%
11.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMJackson County6.6%Mississippi4.5%
6.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMJackson County5.0%Mississippi5.3%
5.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMJackson County11.9%Mississippi11.1%
11.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMJackson County10.8%Mississippi12.4%
10.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMJackson County13.4%Mississippi17.1%
13.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMJackson County9.2%Mississippi12.6%
9.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMJackson County6.6%Mississippi8.2%
6.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMJackson County3.4%Mississippi3.0%
3.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMJackson County5.6%Mississippi4.0%
5.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMJackson County2.4%Mississippi2.1%
2.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMJackson County1.3%Mississippi0.8%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMJackson County7.4%Mississippi5.8%
7.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMJackson County5.2%Mississippi6.4%
5.2%
Jackson CountyMississippiSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Jackson County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 17.1% across Mississippi. Early starts are more common than in Mississippi: 22.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.4% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Mississippi: 40.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (21.9%) 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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
Jackson County
Mississippi
United States
2009
7:06 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:10 AM
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:10 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:08 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:11 AM
7:20 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:10 AM
7:20 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:08 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:06 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:07 AM
7:19 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:07 AM
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:10 AM
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:09 AM
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:09 AM
7:18 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:07 AM
7:18 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:09 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:10 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Jackson County were on the road by 7:10 AM, 4 minutes later than in 2009 (7:06 AM). That goes against the trend across Mississippi, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Jackson County now leave 28 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Jackson County's commute time compare?
Metric
Jackson County
Mississippi
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.2 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
7.2%
5.9%
15.0%
Walked
0.5%
1.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Jackson County is about the same as 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.
Jackson County, MS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Jackson County, MS is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 145,249 residents against a local median of 25,170. Jackson County, MS's work from home, at 7.2%, runs 58% above the 4.6% typical of the counties around it.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 22.2 min against a local median of 31.1 min, 29% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 29% below the local median it puts Jackson County, MS at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 5.0% on work from home, so Jackson County, MS sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Jackson County, MS has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Jackson County, Mississippi.
Is living in Jackson County, Mississippi good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 185 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,723 at a typical national wage. That's 3% more than the typical Mississippi commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Jackson County, Mississippi?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Jackson 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Jackson 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).