See what the average commute is in Lee County, MS

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Lee County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lee County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Prentiss County, MS having the longest commute at 25.6 minutes.

Lee County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 20.6 minutes
--- 18.2% lower than state average
--- #8 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 96.0%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 2.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 17.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lee County, MS: 20.6 minutes
#2. Union County, MS: 24.0 minutes
#3. Monroe County, MS: 24.8 minutes
#4. Itawamba County, MS: 25.5 minutes
#5. Pontotoc County, MS: 25.6 minutes
#5. Prentiss County, MS: 25.6 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Mississippi
#1. Leflore County: 17.4 minutes
#2. Grenada County: 17.8 minutes
#2. Washington County: 17.8 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Mississippi
#1. Amite County: 42.1 minutes
#2. Lawrence County: 38.9 minutes
#3. Marion County: 36.7 minutes