For about half of its working residents, Bobo is a commute to Clarksdale
The Census job records count 48 working residents of Bobo and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Bobo; the top destination outside it is Clarksdale (50%, 8 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Mississippi 6%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Bobo: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Bobo on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 the trip to work from Bobo ends
Where Bobo clocks in
50% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Working from home in Bobo
of Bobo workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 85 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 Bobo 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.
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 Bobo: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bobo?
11.3%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bobo work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Bobo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 43% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bobo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bobo
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.