Making a living in Leaf
Hardly any work in Leaf; the top destination outside it is Leakesville (7%, 17 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Mississippi as a whole has 6%. The Census job records count 15 working residents of Leaf and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Leaf on a workday
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46 people are in Leaf on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Leaf ends
Where Leaf clocks in
7% 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.
Working from home in Leaf
of Leaf workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Leaf
About 42% 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 Leaf: questions
What is the poverty rate in Leaf?
0.0%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Leaf work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Leakesville (7%, 17 mi), Columbia (7%, 62 mi), Wiggins (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leaf 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 Leaf, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leaf
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.