Jobs and the daily commute in Osyka
Hardly any work in Osyka; the top destination outside it is McComb (18%, 16 miles). The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average, where Mississippi has 26 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Osyka report 109 jobs; 144 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Osyka: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 143 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Osyka on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
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 towns that employ Osyka’s residents
Where Osyka clocks in
3% 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.
Osyka works in goods: 32% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osyka, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 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 Osyka’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Osyka
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osyka workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 3% 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 Osyka goes to work
About 35% 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 Osyka: questions
What is the median household income in Osyka?
$41,042 (±$24,391) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osyka?
21.4%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osyka?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osyka work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McComb (18%, 16 mi), Magnolia (9%, 11 mi), Baton Rouge (3%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Osyka without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osyka, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osyka
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.