Work & commute · Pontotoc

Work & commute in Pontotoc, MS

About one in 4 of Pontotoc’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Tupelo (20%), Ecru (7%) and New Albany (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28%

652 of 2,322 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 1,670 Pontotoc residents head out of town to work, 652 work right here, and 4,838 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pontotoc.

1,670live here, work elsewhere

652live and work here

4,838work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pontotoc goes to work

Pontotoc (in town)right here

28%652

Tupelo15.8 mi away

20%466

Ecru6.8 mi away

7%151

New Albany16.7 mi away

4%99

Oxford31 mi away

3%67

Memphis, TN80.6 mi away

1%27

Starkville55.4 mi away

1%26

Sherman12.3 mi away

1%25

Jackson150.7 mi away

1%24

Corinth55.8 mi away

1%23

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%762

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

How far

How far Pontotoc commutes

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

39%

34%

10%

18%

39%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pontotoc is a job hub

2.36jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Pontotoc are

5,490 jobs are based in Pontotoc. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pontotoc’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Pontotoc

5,490 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month37%

Jobs Pontotoc residents hold

2,322 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month46%

+37%

Jobs based in Pontotoc, 2013 → 2023: 4,000 → 5,490. 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.