Petal, MS Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Petal, MS | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 4,559, 100% | 1,183,892 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 3,641, 79.86%, see rank | 84.13% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 669, 14.67%, see rank | 10.20% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 9, 0.20%, see rank | 0.41% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 47, 1.03%, see rank | 1.58% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 119, 2.61%, see rank | 1.42% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 74, 1.62%, see rank | 2.25% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Petal, MS | 21.6 minutes |
| Mississippi | 23.4 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Petal, MS | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 4,533, 100% | 1,190,185 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 3,776, 83.30%, see rank | 83.17% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 618, 13.63%, see rank | 11.05% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 9, 0.20%, see rank | 0.43% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 16, 0.35%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 51, 1.13%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 63, 1.39%, see rank | 2.40% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Petal, MS | 23.0 minutes |
| Mississippi | 23.3 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Petal, MS | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 4,837, 100% | 1,197,141 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 4,167, 86.15%, see rank | 82.67% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 539, 11.14%, see rank | 11.42% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.41% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 26, 0.54%, see rank | 1.75% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 34, 0.70%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 71, 1.47%, see rank | 2.36% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Petal, MS | 21.7 minutes |
| Mississippi | 23.3 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Petal, MS | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 5,111, 100% | 1,192,266 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 4,254, 83.23%, see rank | 82.15% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 732, 14.32%, see rank | 11.88% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.40% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 26, 0.51%, see rank | 1.78% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 41, 0.80%, see rank | 1.41% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 58, 1.13%, see rank | 2.36% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Petal, MS | 21.9 minutes |
| Mississippi | 23.1 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| | Petal, MS | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 3,285, 100% | 1,164,118 | 128,279,228 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 2,772, 84.38%, see rank | 79.42% | 75.70% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 410, 12.48%, see rank | 15.16% | 12.19% |
| Public Transportation | 7, 0.21%, see rank | 0.57% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 19, 0.58%, see rank | 1.88% | 2.93% |
| Other Means | 30, 0.91%, see rank | 1.04% | 1.19% |
| Worked at Home | 47, 1.43%, see rank | 1.94% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Petal, MS | 20.2 minutes |
| Mississippi | 23.3 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
