Big Point has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 26 jobs in Big Point; 241 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Big Point; the top destination outside it is Pascagoula (29%, 16 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Big Point stands out on work
Big Point is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Big Point, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Big Point has about 520 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
29% of Big Point works in Pascagoula
70 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Pascagoula, 17 miles away. That’s far more as work in Big Point itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 241 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Big Point, and who commutes in
On a workday 241 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Big Point on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
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 the trip to work from Big Point ends
Where Big Point clocks in
29% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 54% of the jobs in Big Point
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Point, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 26. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Big Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Big Point
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Big Point workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 527 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 commute from Big Point, by distance
About 17% 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.
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 Big Point: questions
What is the median household income in Big Point?
$118,420 (±$20,027) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Big Point?
1.0%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Big Point?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Big Point work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pascagoula (29%, 16 mi), Vancleave (6%, 12 mi), Mobile (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Big Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Big Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Point
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.