Jobs, income and commuting in Kirkville, MS
Working residents average 27 minutes each way; Mississippi averages 26, the U.S. 26. 36% of workers have no commute at all, where Mississippi as a whole has 6%. Hardly any work in Kirkville itself; outside it, Tupelo draws the most (34%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Kirkville
On a workday 136 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Kirkville on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Kirkville ends
Where Kirkville clocks in
34% of workers
9% 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.
Getting to work from Kirkville takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kirkville workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 182 commuters (the 36% 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.
Kirkville’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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 Kirkville: questions
What is the median household income in Kirkville?
$48,899 (±$3,487) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kirkville?
28.4%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kirkville?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kirkville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tupelo (34%, 18 mi), Fulton (9%, 13 mi), Booneville (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kirkville 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 Kirkville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kirkville
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.