Work & commute · Schlater

Work & commute in Schlater, MS

Most working residents leave Schlater for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Greenwood (29%), Jackson (5%) and Ruleville (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 86 working residents

Typical commute

14 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 82 Schlater residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Schlater.

82live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Schlater goes to work

Greenwood12.3 mi away

29%25

Schlater (in town)right here

5%4

Jackson91.8 mi away

5%4

Ruleville13 mi away

3%3

Cleveland23 mi away

3%3

Grenada32.4 mi away

3%3

Leland35.2 mi away

2%2

Olive Branch95.4 mi away

2%2

Walthall61.6 mi away

1%1

Rolling Fork59.1 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%38

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

How far

How far Schlater commutes

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

19%

43%

31%

19%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Schlater is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Schlater are

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

Jobs based in Schlater

8 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)88%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Schlater residents hold

86 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−60%

Jobs based in Schlater, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 8. 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.