See what the average commute is in Sunflower 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 Sunflower County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Sunflower County has a shorter commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Tallahatchie County, MS having the longest commute at 26.4 minutes.

Sunflower County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 18.8 minutes
--- 25.4% lower than state average
--- #5 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 3.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 9.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 31.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Leflore County, MS: 17.4 minutes
#2. Washington County, MS: 17.8 minutes
#3. Sunflower County, MS: 18.8 minutes
#4. Coahoma County, MS: 20.8 minutes
#5. Humphreys County, MS: 26.0 minutes
#6. Tallahatchie County, MS: 26.4 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