Bahala Creek Bridge · Photo: Jfoakes · CC BY-SA 3.0Work and commuting in Beauregard
Working residents average 28 minutes each way, next to 26 for Mississippi and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any stay in Beauregard for work; outside it, Brookhaven is the main destination (19%, 10 miles). No jobs are based in Beauregard in the Census job records; 110 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Beauregard quiets down on a workday
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Beauregard on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Beauregard goes to work
Where Beauregard clocks in
19% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
From Beauregard, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beauregard workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Beauregard to work
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Beauregard
The biggest share goes to Wesson (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beauregard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauregard | – | — | — | 28 min | $53,333 |
| Wesson | 8% | D | B | 30 min | $65,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beauregard’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Beauregard: questions
What is the median household income in Beauregard?
$53,333 (±$17,203) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beauregard?
23.4%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beauregard?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beauregard work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookhaven (19%, 10 mi), Wesson (8%, 1 mi), Hazlehurst (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beauregard without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beauregard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beauregard
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.