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The most common industries in Sunflower are: Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.6% of civilian employees), Food (13.2% of civilian employees), Educational services (11.4% of civilian employees). 80.8% of workers work in Sunflower County and 9.3% of all workers work at home. 63.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 2.8% less than the rate of 65.3% across the entire state of Mississippi.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sunflower, Mississippi was 696 / 1,137
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sunflower, Mississippi was 696 / 1,137
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 13.6% (30) | 25.2% (28) | 1.8% (2) |
| Food | 13.2% (29) | 9.0% (10) | 17.4% (19) |
| Educational services | 11.4% (25) | 5.4% (6) | 17.4% (19) |
| Public administration | 6.8% (15) | 6.3% (7) | 7.3% (8) |
| Health care | 6.4% (14) | 2.7% (3) | 10.1% (11) |
| Construction | 5.0% (11) | 7.2% (8) | 2.8% (3) |
| Machinery | 4.5% (10) | 7.2% (8) | 1.8% (2) |
| Food and beverage stores | 4.5% (10) | 7.2% (8) | 1.8% (2) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 7.3% (8) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.2% (7) | 1.8% (2) | 4.6% (5) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.7% (6) | 2.7% (3) | 2.8% (3) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.3% (5) | 2.7% (3) | 1.8% (2) |
| Gasoline stations | 1.8% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 3.7% (4) |
| Chemicals | 1.8% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 3.7% (4) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.8% (4) | 1.8% (2) | 1.8% (2) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 1.4% (3) | 2.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (3) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.4% (3) | 2.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (2) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.9% (2) | 1.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.9% (2) | 1.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (2) | 1.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (2) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 0.9% (2) | 1.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.9% (2) | 1.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 0.9% (2) | 1.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (2) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.9% (2) | 1.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (2) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (2) | 1.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (2) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (2) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.5% (1) | 0.9% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Sunflower
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 8.3%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 3.0%Males
- 14.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 2.2% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 6.7% (79,011) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 19.1% (73) |
| Mississippi: | 5.0% (59,537) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 6.4% (24) |
| Mississippi: | 11.3% (133,877) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 7.5% (29) |
| Mississippi: | 13.0% (153,080) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 12.9% (49) |
| Mississippi: | 16.9% (200,266) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 18.6% (71) |
| Mississippi: | 12.5% (147,603) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 1.8% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (104,457) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 3.0% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (32,207) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 3.0% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 3.8% (45,125) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Sunflower: | 2.4% (9) |
| Mississippi: | 0.9% (10,496) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Sunflower: | 12.3% (47) |
| Mississippi: | 5.0% (58,682) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Sunflower: | 7.6% (29) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (81,661) |
<5am:
| Sunflower: | 6.0% (13) |
| Mississippi: | 4.3% (50,086) |
5:30am:
| Sunflower: | 4.1% (9) |
| Mississippi: | 3.4% (39,399) |
6am:
| Sunflower: | 2.8% (6) |
| Mississippi: | 5.4% (62,297) |
6:30am:
| Sunflower: | 10.1% (22) |
| Mississippi: | 10.7% (125,036) |
7am:
| Sunflower: | 15.6% (34) |
| Mississippi: | 14.0% (163,121) |
7:30am:
| Sunflower: | 17.9% (39) |
| Mississippi: | 15.7% (182,928) |
8am:
| Sunflower: | 21.6% (47) |
| Mississippi: | 15.7% (182,414) |
8:30am:
| Sunflower: | 1.8% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (80,436) |
9am:
| Sunflower: | 5.0% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (31,822) |
10am:
| Sunflower: | 0.9% (2) |
| Mississippi: | 3.4% (39,736) |
11am:
| Sunflower: | 1.8% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 1.5% (17,812) |
4pm:
| Sunflower: | 4.6% (10) |
| Mississippi: | 6.6% (77,163) |
>4pm:
| Sunflower: | 7.8% (17) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (80,157) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sunflower: | 3.4% (6) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (54,252) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sunflower: | 32.7% (62) |
| Mississippi: | 6.3% (38,697) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sunflower: | 9.8% (18) |
| Mississippi: | 13.6% (83,465) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sunflower: | 3.2% (6) |
| Mississippi: | 12.8% (78,604) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sunflower: | 6.2% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 15.4% (94,605) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sunflower: | 13.8% (26) |
| Mississippi: | 9.4% (57,558) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sunflower: | 2.5% (5) |
| Mississippi: | 8.2% (50,568) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Sunflower: | 11.6% (22) |
| Mississippi: | 4.7% (28,857) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Sunflower: | 11.6% (22) |
| Mississippi: | 6.8% (41,602) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 1.0% (2) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (24,759) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 6.0% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 3.7% (20,840) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 3.1% (6) |
| Mississippi: | 8.9% (50,412) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 11.8% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 13.1% (74,476) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 18.8% (37) |
| Mississippi: | 18.6% (105,661) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 23.3% (45) |
| Mississippi: | 15.8% (90,045) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 1.1% (2) |
| Mississippi: | 9.5% (53,889) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 5.9% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 3.5% (19,650) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 5.5% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (24,778) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 4.9% (10) |
| Mississippi: | 1.0% (5,561) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 12.9% (25) |
| Mississippi: | 5.2% (29,825) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Sunflower: | 3.3% (6) |
| Mississippi: | 7.0% (40,059) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.8%
Number of people working at home: 39 (9.3% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 39 (9.3% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 2.8% (6) |
| Mississippi: | 3.7% (43,278) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 13.8% (30) |
| Mississippi: | 12.3% (142,991) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 14.2% (31) |
| Mississippi: | 16.2% (188,931) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 22.5% (49) |
| Mississippi: | 17.0% (197,875) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 17.9% (39) |
| Mississippi: | 14.0% (163,362) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 1.4% (3) |
| Mississippi: | 5.2% (60,981) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 11.9% (26) |
| Mississippi: | 12.7% (147,453) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 2.8% (6) |
| Mississippi: | 2.2% (25,310) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 3.2% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 5.9% (68,120) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Sunflower: | 5.5% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 3.6% (41,974) |
90 or more minutes:
| Sunflower: | 4.1% (9) |
| Mississippi: | 3.1% (36,405) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Sunflower: | 69.7% (152) |
| Mississippi: | 79.4% (924,506) |
Carpooled:
| Sunflower: | 28.4% (62) |
| Mississippi: | 15.2% (176,465) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Sunflower: | 0.9% (2) |
| Mississippi: | 0.4% (4,991) |
Walked:
| Sunflower: | 0.9% (2) |
| Mississippi: | 1.9% (21,868) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Sunflower: | 89.5% (343) |
| Mississippi: | 89.5% (1,024,151) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Sunflower: | 6.0% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 7.6% (87,211) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Sunflower: | 4.5% (17) |
| Mississippi: | 1.9% (21,370) |
Drove alone:
| Sunflower: | 71.0% (152) |
| Mississippi: | 84.0% (924,506) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Sunflower: | 10.7% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 12.0% (131,637) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Sunflower: | 3.3% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 2.4% (26,778) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Sunflower: | 8.4% (18) |
| Mississippi: | 0.9% (10,226) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Sunflower: | 4.7% (10) |
| Mississippi: | 0.4% (4,859) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Sunflower: | 1.9% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 0.3% (2,965) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Sunflower: | 63.6% (282) |
| Mississippi: | 65.3% (821,247) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Sunflower: | 8.0% (35) |
| Mississippi: | 3.8% (47,388) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Sunflower: | 4.3% (19) |
| Mississippi: | 6.2% (77,572) |
Local government workers:
| Sunflower: | 1.1% (5) |
| Mississippi: | 7.2% (90,424) |
State government workers:
| Sunflower: | 16.9% (75) |
| Mississippi: | 7.9% (98,947) |
Federal government workers:
| Sunflower: | 0.9% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 3.5% (43,958) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Sunflower: | 5.2% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 6.0% (75,827) |
Employee of private company:
| Sunflower: | 71.8% (158) |
| Mississippi: | 67.9% (796,519) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Sunflower: | 1.4% (3) |
| Mississippi: | 3.0% (34,642) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Sunflower: | 5.0% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 4.8% (56,264) |
Local government workers:
| Sunflower: | 7.7% (17) |
| Mississippi: | 6.0% (70,288) |
State government workers:
| Sunflower: | 6.8% (15) |
| Mississippi: | 8.4% (98,464) |
Federal government workers:
| Sunflower: | 3.6% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 3.2% (37,771) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Sunflower: | 3.6% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 6.4% (75,022) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Sunflower: | 54.5% (117) |
| Mississippi: | 68.3% (437,426) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Sunflower: | 16.4% (35) |
| Mississippi: | 4.8% (30,659) |
State government workers - Males:
| Sunflower: | 21.1% (45) |
| Mississippi: | 5.8% (37,319) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Sunflower: | 8.0% (17) |
| Mississippi: | 7.5% (48,100) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Sunflower: | 72.1% (165) |
| Mississippi: | 62.2% (383,821) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Sunflower: | 8.4% (19) |
| Mississippi: | 8.3% (51,258) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Sunflower: | 2.2% (5) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (54,623) |
State government workers - Females:
| Sunflower: | 12.8% (29) |
| Mississippi: | 10.0% (61,628) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Sunflower: | 1.8% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 3.3% (20,371) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Sunflower: | 2.7% (6) |
| Mississippi: | 4.5% (27,727) |