Commuting in Warren 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 Warren County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Warren County spend about 34 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 142 hours, about 5.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 21% less time on the road than the Mississippi average of 21.5 minutes each way, a difference of 4.5 minutes.
Warren County holds about 1.5% of Mississippi's population but accounts for roughly 1.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Warren County would save about 57 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,763 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)
Warren County
17.1 min
34.1 min
142 hrs/yr
$4,407
565
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
17.1
minutes to get to work in
Warren County.
That's 24% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 88% of counties in Mississippi
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 3.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Warren County
Car:
94.6%
Worked at Home:
3.5%
Other:
0.8%
Walked:
0.6%
Taxi:
0.2%unusually high
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Public Transportation:
0.1%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%
Taking a taxi is unusually common in Warren County: 3.1 times more than the Mississippi average (0.2% vs 0.1%).
Commute Mode Trends in Warren County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Warren 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
95.6%
1.7%
1.4%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
95.3%
1.7%
1.6%
1.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
95.9%
1.2%
1.1%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2012
95.7%
1.2%
1.2%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2013
95.7%
1.5%
1.2%
1.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
95.6%
1.5%
1.3%
1.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2015
96.2%
1.6%
0.6%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
96.5%
1.4%
0.8%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2017
96.2%
1.3%
0.9%
1.0%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2018
96.6%
1.1%
0.7%
0.9%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2019
96.1%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2020
95.9%
1.6%
1.0%
0.7%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
95.3%
2.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
2022
95.1%
2.6%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
2023
94.5%
2.9%
1.4%
0.7%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
94.6%
3.5%
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2018 at 96.6% and lowest in 2023 at 94.5%. Overall it fell from 95.6% in 2009 to 94.6% in 2024, down 1.0 percentage points.
Working from home gained the most ground in Warren County: its share of workers rose from 1.7% in 2009 to 3.5% in 2024, up 1.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.1% to 0.6% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Warren County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Warren County?
The bars show when commuters in Warren 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 AMWarren County6.7%Mississippi6.6%
6.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMWarren County4.6%Mississippi4.5%
4.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMWarren County2.1%Mississippi5.3%
2.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMWarren County9.1%Mississippi11.1%
9.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMWarren County10.1%Mississippi12.4%
10.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMWarren County18.0%Mississippi17.1%
18.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMWarren County11.8%Mississippi12.6%
11.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMWarren County11.7%Mississippi8.2%
11.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMWarren County6.6%Mississippi3.0%
6.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMWarren County3.7%Mississippi4.0%
3.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMWarren County2.2%Mississippi2.1%
2.2%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMWarren County0.7%Mississippi0.8%
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMWarren County6.1%Mississippi5.8%
6.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMWarren County6.7%Mississippi6.4%
6.7%
Warren CountyMississippiSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Warren County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 18.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 17.1% across Mississippi. Early starts are less common than in Mississippi: 13.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.4% there. The morning rush looks much like Mississippi's: 51.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.3%) 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 Warren 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 Warren 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 Warren 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
Warren County
Mississippi
United States
2009
7:24 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:23 AM
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:22 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:21 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:19 AM
7:20 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:15 AM
7:20 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:13 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:17 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:21 AM
7:19 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:27 AM
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:29 AM
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:25 AM
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:28 AM
7:18 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:30 AM
7:18 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:29 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:29 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Warren County were on the road by 7:29 AM, 5 minutes later than in 2009 (7:24 AM). That goes against the trend across Mississippi, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Warren County now leave 9 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Warren County's commute time compare?
Metric
Warren County
Mississippi
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.1 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
3.5%
5.9%
15.0%
Walked
0.6%
1.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.1%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Warren County is 17.1 minutes, shorter than the 21.5 minutes in Mississippi.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Mississippi. 0.6% commute by walking, lower than the 1.3% in Mississippi.
Warren County, MS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Warren County, MS is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 43,020 residents against a local median of 8,582. Warren County, MS's work from home, at 3.5%, runs 87% above the 1.9% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 7.5% on work from home, so Warren County, MS sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Warren County, MS has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Warren County, Mississippi.
Is living in Warren County, Mississippi good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 142 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,407 at a typical national wage. That's 21% less than the typical Mississippi commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Warren County, Mississippi?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Warren County, Mississippi. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
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).