Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Port Gibson are lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
About one in four work in Port Gibson itself; outside it, Jackson draws the most (10%, 52 miles). The poverty rate is 39.0%, next to 18.9% for Mississippi as a whole. Port Gibson grades D− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Port Gibson, in a few figures
Port Gibson’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Port Gibson is Jackson, 52 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (47) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Port Gibson is where the jobs are
Port Gibson has 1,002 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,700 people are in town, 46% more than the 1,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
41% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 474 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Port Gibson
On income, poverty and job access, Port Gibson is better than 2% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Port Gibson’s grade.
Unemployment (15.6%) is left out: Port Gibson’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Port Gibson could be anywhere from D− to D.
Miles to work from Port Gibson
About 41% 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.
Port Gibson on a workday afternoon
On a workday 363 residents head out to work, 111 work right here, and 891 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Port Gibson on a workday afternoon, 46% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Port Gibson’s workforce comes from
Where Port Gibson clocks in
10% 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.
Port Gibson is a services town
1,002 jobs are based in Port Gibson.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Gibson, 2013 → 2023: 1,165 → 1,002. 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 Port Gibson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Port Gibson
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Port Gibson workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 393 commuters (the 4% 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.
In Port Gibson, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Port Gibson is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 1.8% across Mississippi.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 410 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). 10.8% of Port Gibson households have no vehicle (Mississippi 6.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Port Gibson’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Port Gibson compares with U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,424 | Columbus AFB MS | 1,293 | $70K | 6.3% | 1.9% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,634 | Hurley MS | 1,305 | $133K | 12.6% | 4.7% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,744 | Robinhood MS | 1,298 | $70K | 14.1% | 5.1% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,168 | Clinton KY | 1,177 | $34K | 30.0% | 7.8% | 17% | D− |
| 4,169 | Shaw MS | 1,337 | $30K | 37.5% | 8.7% | 4% | D− |
| 4,170 | Port Gibson MS | 1,155 | $43K | 39.0% | 15.6% | 23% | D− |
| 4,171 | Osceola MO | 1,012 | $43K | 26.1% | 1.5% | 14% | D− |
| 4,172 | Edina MO | 1,014 | $42K | 22.4% | 1.7% | 15% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Port Gibson, the top three, the last and three more from Mississippi.
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 Port Gibson: questions
What is the median household income in Port Gibson?
$42,656 (±$23,856) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Gibson?
39.0%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Port Gibson?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Port Gibson work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (10%, 52 mi), Vicksburg (9%, 26 mi), Ridgeland (4%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Port Gibson walkable?
Port Gibson is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Port Gibson 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 Port Gibson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Gibson
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.