Work & commute · New Albany

Work & commute in New Albany, MS

About one in 3 of New Albany’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Tupelo (13%), Ecru (4%) and Pontotoc (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

1,015 of 3,058 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 2,043 New Albany residents head out of town to work, 1,015 work right here, and 5,552 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New Albany.

2,043live here, work elsewhere

1,015live and work here

5,552work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where New Albany goes to work

New Albany (in town)right here

33%1,015

Tupelo22.5 mi away

13%395

Ecru10 mi away

4%129

Pontotoc16.7 mi away

3%93

Oxford30.9 mi away

2%71

Booneville28.4 mi away

2%46

Corinth42.7 mi away

1%42

Jackson165.3 mi away

1%35

Columbus76.6 mi away

1%33

Ripley17.5 mi away

1%32

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%1,167

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

How far

How far New Albany commutes

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

42%

29%

13%

15%

42%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

New Albany is a job hub

2.15jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in New Albany are

6,567 jobs are based in New Albany. Here is what they are, next to the jobs New Albany’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in New Albany

6,567 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs New Albany residents hold

3,058 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+8%

Jobs based in New Albany, 2013 → 2023: 6,083 → 6,567. 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.