Work, pay and getting to work in Sumrall
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way (Mississippi 26, U.S. 26). For jobs and income Sumrall is better than 57% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 5% work in Sumrall itself; outside it, Hattiesburg draws the most (37%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sumrall
37% of Sumrall works in Hattiesburg
242 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Hattiesburg, 15 miles away. That’s 7 times as many as work in Sumrall itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Sumrall 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 658 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Sumrall
The poverty rate holds Sumrall’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (6.9%) is left out: Sumrall’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, Sumrall could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Where Sumrall goes to work
Where Sumrall clocks in
37% of workers
4% 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.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Sumrall
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sumrall workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 838 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.
Who leaves Sumrall for work, and who comes in
On a workday 622 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 667 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 (1.07 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 703 jobs based in Sumrall
703 jobs are based in Sumrall.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sumrall, 2013 → 2023: 583 → 703. 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 Sumrall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sumrall
About 15% 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.
Few in Sumrall walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 870 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). 2.0% of Sumrall households have no vehicle (Mississippi 6.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sumrall’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Sumrall ranks: 1,909th of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,785 | Guntown MS | 2,616 | $96K | 9.8% | 3.4% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,859 | Lynchburg MS | 2,161 | $89K | 7.1% | 10.2% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,871 | DeLisle MS | 1,906 | $72K | 7.2% | 3.9% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,907 | Harrisville Township OH | 1,757 | $91K | 16.3% | 3.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,908 | Meeker CO | 2,417 | $67K | 5.2% | 0.2% | 46% | B |
| 1,909 | Sumrall MS | 2,299 | $70K | 4.4% | 6.9% | 5% | B |
| 1,910 | Hebron OH | 2,405 | $67K | 8.9% | 4.4% | 6% | B |
| 1,911 | Silver Creek Township MI | 3,041 | $81K | 8.1% | 3.0% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Sumrall, 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 Sumrall: questions
What is the median household income in Sumrall?
$70,382 (±$12,944) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sumrall?
4.4%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sumrall?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sumrall work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hattiesburg (37%, 15 mi), Columbia (4%, 20 mi), Laurel (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sumrall walkable?
Sumrall is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sumrall without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sumrall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sumrall
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.