Work & commute · Oxford

Work & commute in Oxford, MS

53% of Oxford’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Memphis (5%), Tupelo (3%) and Batesville (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

53%

4,870 of 9,245 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 4,375 Oxford residents head out of town to work, 4,870 work right here, and 14,904 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Oxford.

4,375live here, work elsewhere

4,870live and work here

14,904work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Oxford goes to work

Oxford (in town)right here

53%4,870

Memphis, TN57.8 mi away

5%445

Tupelo46.3 mi away

3%307

Batesville22.2 mi away

2%189

Olive Branch45.2 mi away

2%171

Southaven48.4 mi away

2%148

Jackson145.9 mi away

1%102

University1 mi away

1%87

New Albany30.9 mi away

1%71

Holly Springs29.9 mi away

1%70

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%2,785

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

How far

How far Oxford commutes

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

60%

14%

21%

60%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Oxford is a job hub

2.14jobs 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 Oxford are

19,774 jobs are based in Oxford. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oxford’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Oxford

19,774 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Oxford residents hold

9,245 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+71%

Jobs based in Oxford, 2013 → 2023: 11,548 → 19,774. 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.