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See what the average commute is in Winston County, MS
See what the average commute is in Winston 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 Winston County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Winston County has a shorter commute than five out of six neighboring counties, with Kemper County, MS having the longest commute at 34.1 minutes.
Winston County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.4 minutes
--- 3.1% lower than state average
--- #28 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 8.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 1.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 27.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 32.7%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Oktibbeha County, MS: 19.0 minutes
#2. Winston County, MS: 24.4 minutes
#3. Noxubee County, MS: 26.0 minutes
#4. Neshoba County, MS: 26.3 minutes
#5. Choctaw County, MS: 29.7 minutes
#6. Leake County, MS: 31.6 minutes
#7. Kemper County, MS: 34.1 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