Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Doddsville
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Mississippi as a whole has 6%. Hardly any work in Doddsville; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (16%, 13 miles). The Census job records count 25 working residents of Doddsville and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Doddsville
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 60 people are in Doddsville on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Doddsville to work: where people go
Where Doddsville clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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 Doddsville
of Doddsville workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 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.
Miles to work from Doddsville
About 32% 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 Doddsville: questions
What is the median household income in Doddsville?
$24,273 (±$11,828) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Doddsville?
50.4%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Doddsville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (16%, 13 mi), Indianola (8%, 16 mi), College Park (4%, 348 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Doddsville 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 Doddsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Doddsville
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.