Most of Redwater commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Redwater for work; outside it, Pearl River is the main destination (40%, 18 miles). Employers in Redwater report 5 jobs, against 276 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes (Mississippi 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Redwater: the figures worth knowing
Redwater is a place people come home to
There are 5 jobs based in Redwater, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Redwater has about 370 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
40% of Redwater works in Pearl River
111 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Pearl River, 19 miles away. That’s far more as work in Redwater itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Redwater are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Mississippi. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Mississippi worker. Time on the road ↓
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 276 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Redwater
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Redwater on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where Redwater’s working residents head each day
Where Redwater clocks in
13% of workers
4% 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.
Getting to work from Redwater takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redwater workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 303 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Redwater
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Redwater’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Redwater commutes less than 19 miles
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.
13% of Redwater works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Carthage. Darker towns draw more of Redwater’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 Redwater: questions
What is the median household income in Redwater?
$63,398 (±$27,461) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redwater?
30.6%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redwater?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redwater work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pearl River (40%, 18 mi), Carthage (13%, 4 mi), Jackson (4%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Redwater without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redwater, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redwater
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.