Most of Stonewall commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Stonewall has 137 jobs; 247 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Stonewall for work; outside it, Meridian is the main destination (33%, 18 miles). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, where Mississippi has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stonewall, in a few figures
One in three of Stonewall works in Meridian
82 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Meridian, 18 miles away. That’s 11 times as many as work in Stonewall itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Stonewall’s residents
Where Stonewall clocks in
33% of workers
9% 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.
Stonewall’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Stonewall
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Stonewall on a workday afternoon, 13% 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.
Goods jobs make up 80% of work in Stonewall
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stonewall, 2013 → 2023: 229 → 137. 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 Stonewall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Stonewall spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stonewall workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 350 commuters (the 9% 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.
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 Stonewall: questions
What is the median household income in Stonewall?
$28,176 (±$7,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stonewall?
17.4%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stonewall?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stonewall work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meridian (33%, 18 mi), Quitman (9%, 8 mi), Jackson (4%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stonewall without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stonewall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stonewall
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.