Work & commute · Aberdeen

Work & commute in Aberdeen, MS

About one in 5 of Aberdeen’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Tupelo (11%), Amory (7%) and Columbus (5%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

382 of 1,827 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,445 Aberdeen residents head out of town to work, 382 work right here, and 2,316 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Aberdeen.

1,445live here, work elsewhere

382live and work here

2,316work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Aberdeen goes to work

Aberdeen (in town)right here

21%382

Tupelo32.2 mi away

11%197

Amory11.4 mi away

7%125

Columbus23.7 mi away

5%90

West Point16.4 mi away

3%57

Starkville29.7 mi away

3%46

Shannon21.3 mi away

2%40

Jackson141.9 mi away

2%39

Fulton31.3 mi away

2%29

Ecru44.9 mi away

2%28

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%794

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Aberdeen commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

25%

27%

28%

20%

25%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Aberdeen is balanced between jobs and homes

1.48jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Aberdeen are

2,698 jobs are based in Aberdeen. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Aberdeen’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Aberdeen

2,698 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Aberdeen residents hold

1,827 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month37%

+5%

Jobs based in Aberdeen, 2013 → 2023: 2,560 → 2,698. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.