Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Kilmichael commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
109 jobs are based in Kilmichael, against 236 working residents. Only 2% work in Kilmichael itself; outside it, Winona draws the most (15%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Kilmichael, in brief
Kilmichael and Winona trade workers both ways
Winona is the top workplace for Kilmichael residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Kilmichael come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Kilmichael’s residents
Where Kilmichael clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
How far Kilmichael goes to work
About 31% 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.
Who works in Kilmichael, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Kilmichael on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Jobs in Kilmichael: what the 109 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kilmichael, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 109. 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 Kilmichael’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Mississippi
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kilmichael workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 208 commuters (the <1% 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.
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 Kilmichael: questions
What is the median household income in Kilmichael?
$42,432 (±$14,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kilmichael?
17.6%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kilmichael?
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 Kilmichael work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (15%, 10 mi), Grenada (10%, 28 mi), Greenwood (8%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kilmichael 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 Kilmichael, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kilmichael
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.