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Work & commute · Terry

Work & commute in Terry, MS

Most working residents leave Terry for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (38%), Flowood (7%) and Ridgeland (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
10 of 530 working residents
Typical commute
17 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
32 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
2%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 520 Terry residents head out of town to work, 10 work right here, and 211 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Terry.

520live here, work elsewhere
10live and work here
211work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Terry goes to work

RaymondTerryCrystal SpringsRichlandBrandonRidgelandMadisonPearlByramClintonVicksburgFlowoodJacksonJacksonFlowoodRidgelandPearlByramCrystal SpringsRichlandMadisonClintonTerry
1
Jackson15.2 mi away
38%201
2
Flowood20.4 mi away
7%36
3
Ridgeland23.2 mi away
5%27
4
Pearl16.3 mi away
4%20
5
Byram6 mi away
3%16
6
Crystal Springs8.8 mi away
2%12
7
Richland11.6 mi away
2%11
8
Madison27.1 mi away
2%11
9
Clinton17.4 mi away
2%11
10
Terry (in town)right here
2%10
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%175

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

How far

How far Terry commutes

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

11%Under 10 mi
64%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
15%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Terry is a commuter town

0.42jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Terry are

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

Jobs based in Terry

221 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)6%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Terry residents hold

530 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)16%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)62%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month56%
−14%

Jobs based in Terry, 2013 → 2023: 258 → 221. 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.

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