Hamilton has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 2% work in Hamilton; the top destination outside it is Columbus (18%, 16 miles). 20 jobs are based in Hamilton, against 178 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 6% across Mississippi.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Hamilton
On a workday 174 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Hamilton on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 people from Hamilton work
Where Hamilton clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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: 95% of the jobs in Hamilton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Hamilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hamilton
of Hamilton workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 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 Hamilton to work
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.
The towns around Hamilton
The biggest share goes to New Hamilton (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | – | — | — | — | — |
| New Hamilton | 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Hamilton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hamilton’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 Hamilton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton?
10.9%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hamilton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (18%, 16 mi), Aberdeen (13%, 10 mi), Amory (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamilton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 26% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamilton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamilton
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.