With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Latimer works elsewhere
Employers in Latimer report 269 jobs, against 2,779 working residents. Jobs and income earn Latimer C; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 2% stay in Latimer for work; outside it, Biloxi is the main destination (22%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Latimer and work: the main findings
The four measures behind Latimer’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Latimer is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #36 of 99 in Mississippi. Job access by car holds Latimer’s grade up (ahead of 55% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.4%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Latimer could be anywhere from D to B+.
Who works in Latimer, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,728 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 218 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Latimer on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The places Latimer commutes to
Where Latimer clocks in
22% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Latimer: what the 269 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Latimer, 2013 → 2023: 243 → 269. 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 Latimer’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, about the MS average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Latimer workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,002 commuters (the 5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Latimer
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.
For most of Latimer, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Latimer is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #92 of 101 in Mississippi. Both inputs place Latimer near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,160 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). 1.4% of Latimer households have no vehicle (Mississippi 6.3%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Latimer’s commuters take a bus or train.
Latimer is 2,460th of 3,253 U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 961 | Gulf Park Estates MS | 6,264 | $66K | 5.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 971 | Saltillo MS | 5,060 | $81K | 6.8% | 1.3% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,573 | Vancleave MS | 5,078 | $70K | 6.2% | 3.0% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,458 | Monmouth IL | 8,599 | $61K | 17.7% | 3.6% | 44% | C |
| 2,459 | Breaux Bridge LA | 7,652 | $48K | 30.4% | 3.5% | 15% | C |
| 2,460 | Latimer MS | 6,756 | $70K | 16.1% | 6.4% | 2% | C |
| 2,461 | Murillo TX | 8,883 | $71K | 19.2% | 11.3% | <1% | C |
| 2,462 | Collingdale PA | 8,898 | $52K | 19.6% | 6.9% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,253 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Latimer, the top three, the last and three more from Mississippi.
How Latimer compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to D'Iberville (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Latimer workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latimer | – | C | D | 25 min | $70,237 |
| D'Iberville | 9% | B− | C+ | 27 min | $66,016 |
| St. Martin | under 2% | C− | C+ | 22 min | $55,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Latimer’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 Latimer: questions
What is the median household income in Latimer?
$70,237 (±$10,529) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Latimer?
16.1%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Latimer?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Latimer work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Biloxi (22%, 7 mi), Gulfport (13%, 14 mi), Pascagoula (10%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Latimer walkable?
Latimer is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Latimer without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Latimer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Latimer
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.