Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY-SA 3.0About one in three of Hernando’s working residents commute to Memphis
Jobs & income B+: better than 74% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #8 of 99 in Mississippi.
Walkability C: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns · #65 of 101 in Mississippi.
Household incomes here are higher than in 52% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Mississippi 26, U.S. 26). About one in five work in Hernando; the top destination outside it is Memphis (32%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hernando
A lot of Hernando workers cross into Tennessee
32% of Hernando workers work outside Mississippi, most of them in Tennessee, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
One in three of Hernando works in Memphis
2,579 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Memphis, TN, 18 miles away. That’s more than work in Hernando 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.
What’s behind Hernando’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hernando is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #8 of 99 in Mississippi. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($76,950, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hernando could be anywhere from B− to A.
32% of working residents work in Memphis
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Hernando clocks in
32% of workers
13% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Hernando fills up on a workday
On a workday 6,444 residents head out to work, 1,530 work right here, and 9,331 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Hernando on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.36 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What the 10,861 jobs in Hernando are
10,861 jobs are based in Hernando. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hernando’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hernando, 2013 → 2023: 8,514 → 10,861. 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.
About 27 minutes each way, about the MS average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hernando workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,729 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Hernando commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Hernando start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hernando is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns, #65 of 101 in Mississippi. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 1.8% across Mississippi.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,410 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.6% of Hernando households have no vehicle (Mississippi 6.3%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hernando’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hernando is 771st of 1,915 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hernando, the top three, the last and three more from Mississippi.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 769 | Edgewater NJ | 15,499 | $124K | 7.7% | 8.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 770 | Hyattsville MD | 21,158 | $92K | 11.6% | 3.8% | 3% | B+ |
| 771 | Hernando MS | 18,824 | $77K | 8.8% | 2.5% | 19% | B+ |
| 772 | Lakeland South WA | 13,100 | $111K | 6.2% | 6.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 773 | Glendale WI | 14,795 | $78K | 10.0% | 3.1% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 905 | Ocean Springs MS | 18,993 | $80K | 5.5% | 4.2% | 23% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,118 | Ridgeland MS | 24,750 | $66K | 9.9% | 4.1% | 17% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,296 | D'Iberville MS | 13,557 | $66K | 18.8% | 3.1% | 13% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
13% of Hernando works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Southaven (13%). Darker towns draw more of Hernando’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 Hernando: questions
What is the median household income in Hernando?
$76,950 (±$10,609) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hernando?
8.8%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hernando?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hernando work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (32%, 18 mi), Southaven (13%, 7 mi), Olive Branch (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hernando walkable?
Hernando is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hernando without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hernando, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hernando
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.