North Tunica at work: jobs, income and the commute
289 jobs are based in North Tunica for 264 working residents. Only 4% work in North Tunica; the top destination outside it is Tunica Resorts (16%, 9 miles). 0% of workers work from home, next to 6% for Mississippi as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of North Tunica
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 279 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places North Tunica commutes to
Where North Tunica clocks in
16% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
North Tunica is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Tunica, 2014 → 2024: 354 → 289. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Tunica’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in North Tunica
of North Tunica workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
How far North Tunica goes to work
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
North Tunica and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Tunica (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Tunica workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Tunica | – | — | — | — | — |
| Tunica | 9% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tunica: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Tunica’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 2024, 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 North Tunica: questions
What is the poverty rate in North Tunica?
62.3%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in North Tunica work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tunica Resorts (16%, 9 mi), Memphis (11%, 36 mi), Tunica (9%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Tunica without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 49% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Tunica, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Tunica
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.