Work and Jobs in Houston, Mississippi (MS) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Houston are: Furniture & related product manufacturing (24.6% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.6% of civilian employees), Metal & metal products (6.2% of civilian employees). 57.3% of workers work in Chickasaw County. 69.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 6.5% greater 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 Houston, Mississippi was 4,079 / 3,738
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Houston, Mississippi was 4,079 / 3,738
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 24.6% (405) | 29.1% (250) | 19.6% (155) |
| Educational services | 8.6% (142) | 0.5% (4) | 17.5% (138) |
| Metal and metal products | 6.2% (102) | 4.4% (38) | 8.1% (64) |
| Construction | 5.6% (93) | 9.5% (82) | 1.4% (11) |
| Health care | 4.4% (72) | 1.6% (14) | 7.3% (58) |
| Public administration | 3.9% (65) | 6.2% (53) | 1.5% (12) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 3.8% (63) | 2.9% (25) | 4.8% (38) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.4% (56) | 2.2% (19) | 4.7% (37) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 2.8% (46) | 4.7% (40) | 0.8% (6) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.4% (39) | 2.3% (20) | 2.4% (19) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.3% (38) | 0.9% (8) | 3.8% (30) |
| Paper | 2.2% (36) | 1.9% (16) | 2.5% (20) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.0% (33) | 3.8% (33) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.8% (30) | 1.3% (11) | 2.4% (19) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.8% (29) | 0.6% (5) | 3.0% (24) |
| Finance and insurance | 1.6% (27) | 1.7% (15) | 1.5% (12) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 1.5% (25) | 2.1% (18) | 0.9% (7) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.4% (23) | 1.4% (12) | 1.4% (11) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.4% (23) | 1.6% (14) | 1.1% (9) |
| Private households | 1.3% (22) | 0.8% (7) | 1.9% (15) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.2% (20) | 0.7% (6) | 1.8% (14) |
| Machinery | 1.2% (19) | 1.2% (10) | 1.1% (9) |
| Food | 1.0% (17) | 1.3% (11) | 0.8% (6) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.0% (17) | 0.5% (4) | 1.6% (13) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (17) | 1.2% (10) | 0.9% (7) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.0% (17) | 2.0% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Retail florists | 1.0% (16) | 0.8% (7) | 1.1% (9) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (16) | 1.9% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (12) | 1.4% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 0.7% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (11) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.7% (11) | 1.3% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (10) | 1.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.5% (9) | 1.0% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (9) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (9) |
| Vending machine operators | 0.5% (8) | 0.9% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 0.5% (8) | 0.9% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 0.5% (8) | 0.9% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.4% (7) | 0.8% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Chemicals | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (7) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (7) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.4% (6) | 0.7% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Wood products | 0.4% (6) | 0.7% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.3% (5) | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (4) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.2% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Houston
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.7%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 5.5%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.6%Males
- 1.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 7.0%Males
- 13.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 4.8%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 4.2%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 8.7% (126) |
| Mississippi: | 6.7% (79,011) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Houston: | 8.2% (118) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (51,439) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 7.6% (109) |
| Mississippi: | 5.0% (59,537) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Houston: | 14.5% (210) |
| Mississippi: | 11.3% (133,877) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 14.8% (214) |
| Mississippi: | 13.0% (153,080) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Houston: | 13.9% (202) |
| Mississippi: | 16.9% (200,266) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 13.0% (188) |
| Mississippi: | 12.5% (147,603) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Houston: | 1.2% (18) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (104,457) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 1.7% (25) |
| Mississippi: | 3.8% (45,125) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 5.2% (75) |
| Mississippi: | 2.1% (24,276) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 1.0% (14) |
| Mississippi: | 0.9% (10,496) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Houston: | 3.6% (52) |
| Mississippi: | 5.0% (58,682) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Houston: | 6.3% (91) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (81,661) |
<5am:
| Houston: | 5.3% (86) |
| Mississippi: | 4.3% (50,086) |
5:30am:
| Houston: | 3.0% (49) |
| Mississippi: | 3.4% (39,399) |
6am:
| Houston: | 4.7% (76) |
| Mississippi: | 5.4% (62,297) |
6:30am:
| Houston: | 14.5% (234) |
| Mississippi: | 10.7% (125,036) |
7am:
| Houston: | 17.4% (280) |
| Mississippi: | 14.0% (163,121) |
7:30am:
| Houston: | 12.0% (193) |
| Mississippi: | 15.7% (182,928) |
8am:
| Houston: | 12.4% (200) |
| Mississippi: | 15.7% (182,414) |
8:30am:
| Houston: | 6.1% (98) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (80,436) |
9am:
| Houston: | 2.4% (39) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (31,822) |
10am:
| Houston: | 4.3% (69) |
| Mississippi: | 3.4% (39,736) |
11am:
| Houston: | 0.9% (15) |
| Mississippi: | 1.5% (17,812) |
12pm:
| Houston: | 0.2% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 0.8% (9,112) |
4pm:
| Houston: | 6.0% (96) |
| Mississippi: | 6.6% (77,163) |
>4pm:
| Houston: | 10.1% (162) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (80,157) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 3.7% (24) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (54,252) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 12.3% (80) |
| Mississippi: | 5.9% (36,183) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 15.7% (102) |
| Mississippi: | 6.3% (38,697) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 22.3% (145) |
| Mississippi: | 13.6% (83,465) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 5.8% (38) |
| Mississippi: | 12.8% (78,604) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 13.6% (88) |
| Mississippi: | 15.4% (94,605) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 2.1% (14) |
| Mississippi: | 9.4% (57,558) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 10.4% (68) |
| Mississippi: | 1.8% (10,900) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 2.8% (18) |
| Mississippi: | 4.7% (28,857) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 10.7% (70) |
| Mississippi: | 6.8% (41,602) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 12.6% (100) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (24,759) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 4.8% (38) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (15,256) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 0.9% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 3.7% (20,840) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 8.2% (65) |
| Mississippi: | 8.9% (50,412) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 22.5% (179) |
| Mississippi: | 13.1% (74,476) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 14.2% (113) |
| Mississippi: | 18.6% (105,661) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 22.5% (179) |
| Mississippi: | 15.8% (90,045) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 2.2% (17) |
| Mississippi: | 9.5% (53,889) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 2.9% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (24,778) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 1.5% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 2.4% (13,376) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 1.9% (15) |
| Mississippi: | 1.0% (5,561) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 4.4% (35) |
| Mississippi: | 5.2% (29,825) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 2.4% (19) |
| Mississippi: | 7.0% (40,059) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.3%
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,586 (+63.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,002 (62.2%)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,586 (+63.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,002 (62.2%)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Houston: | 2.0% (58) |
| Mississippi: | 3.6% (40,333) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Houston: | 17.5% (515) |
| Mississippi: | 11.0% (123,571) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Houston: | 16.4% (481) |
| Mississippi: | 15.1% (169,909) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Houston: | 17.9% (527) |
| Mississippi: | 16.1% (181,943) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Houston: | 21.7% (639) |
| Mississippi: | 14.4% (162,587) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Houston: | 2.7% (79) |
| Mississippi: | 6.2% (70,424) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Houston: | 5.8% (170) |
| Mississippi: | 13.5% (152,312) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Houston: | 3.0% (88) |
| Mississippi: | 2.8% (31,739) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Houston: | 4.1% (122) |
| Mississippi: | 3.1% (34,931) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Houston: | 5.8% (170) |
| Mississippi: | 6.7% (75,844) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Houston: | 1.0% (29) |
| Mississippi: | 5.2% (58,101) |
90 or more minutes:
| Houston: | 0.7% (22) |
| Mississippi: | 2.3% (25,653) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Houston: | 9.1% (146) |
| Mississippi: | 3.7% (43,278) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Houston: | 35.6% (574) |
| Mississippi: | 12.3% (142,991) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Houston: | 21.1% (340) |
| Mississippi: | 16.2% (188,931) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Houston: | 9.7% (156) |
| Mississippi: | 17.0% (197,875) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Houston: | 3.8% (61) |
| Mississippi: | 14.0% (163,362) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Houston: | 1.9% (30) |
| Mississippi: | 5.2% (60,981) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Houston: | 6.1% (99) |
| Mississippi: | 12.7% (147,453) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Houston: | 1.4% (22) |
| Mississippi: | 2.1% (24,839) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Houston: | 1.1% (17) |
| Mississippi: | 2.2% (25,310) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Houston: | 6.3% (102) |
| Mississippi: | 5.9% (68,120) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Houston: | 3.0% (49) |
| Mississippi: | 3.6% (41,974) |
90 or more minutes:
| Houston: | 0.3% (5) |
| Mississippi: | 3.1% (36,405) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 0.6% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 3.6% (21,093) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 15.7% (203) |
| Mississippi: | 9.8% (56,766) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 12.5% (161) |
| Mississippi: | 14.3% (82,698) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 26.3% (339) |
| Mississippi: | 15.6% (90,243) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 19.1% (246) |
| Mississippi: | 13.7% (79,338) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 3.8% (49) |
| Mississippi: | 6.2% (35,876) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 3.9% (50) |
| Mississippi: | 13.7% (79,499) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 4.0% (51) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (15,457) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 3.3% (42) |
| Mississippi: | 3.1% (18,071) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 6.3% (82) |
| Mississippi: | 7.7% (44,412) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 1.1% (14) |
| Mississippi: | 6.6% (38,505) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 0.9% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 3.0% (17,206) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 3.0% (49) |
| Mississippi: | 3.5% (19,240) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 19.0% (312) |
| Mississippi: | 12.2% (66,805) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 19.3% (318) |
| Mississippi: | 15.9% (87,211) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 11.5% (189) |
| Mississippi: | 16.7% (91,700) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 23.9% (394) |
| Mississippi: | 15.2% (83,249) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 1.8% (30) |
| Mississippi: | 6.3% (34,548) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 7.3% (120) |
| Mississippi: | 13.3% (72,813) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 2.3% (37) |
| Mississippi: | 3.0% (16,282) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 5.1% (85) |
| Mississippi: | 3.1% (16,860) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 5.3% (87) |
| Mississippi: | 5.7% (31,432) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 0.8% (14) |
| Mississippi: | 3.6% (19,596) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 0.6% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 1.5% (8,447) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Houston: | 94.1% (2,799) |
| Mississippi: | 86.7% (476,229) |
Carpooled:
| Houston: | 5.6% (166) |
| Mississippi: | 10.3% (57,245) |
Walked:
| Houston: | 0.3% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 1.7% (7,350) |
Drove car alone:
| Houston: | 79.7% (1,284) |
| Mississippi: | 79.4% (924,506) |
Carpooled:
| Houston: | 16.8% (270) |
| Mississippi: | 15.2% (176,465) |
Walked:
| Houston: | 2.0% (33) |
| Mississippi: | 1.9% (21,868) |
Other means:
| Houston: | 0.9% (14) |
| Mississippi: | 0.9% (10,269) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Houston: | 93.9% (1,220) |
| Mississippi: | 86.5% (476,229) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Houston: | 5.5% (71) |
| Mississippi: | 10.1% (57,245) |
Walked - Males:
| Houston: | 0.6% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 1.9% (7,350) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Houston: | 94.3% (1,578) |
| Mississippi: | 86.9% (476,229) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Houston: | 5.7% (95) |
| Mississippi: | 10.4% (57,245) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Houston: | 87.6% (1,251) |
| Mississippi: | 89.5% (1,024,151) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Houston: | 6.3% (90) |
| Mississippi: | 7.6% (87,211) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Houston: | 6.1% (87) |
| Mississippi: | 1.9% (21,370) |
Drove alone:
| Houston: | 82.6% (1,284) |
| Mississippi: | 84.0% (924,506) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Houston: | 12.8% (199) |
| Mississippi: | 12.0% (131,637) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Houston: | 3.3% (52) |
| Mississippi: | 2.4% (26,778) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Houston: | 1.0% (15) |
| Mississippi: | 0.9% (10,226) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Houston: | 0.3% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 0.4% (4,859) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Houston: | 69.8% (1,052) |
| Mississippi: | 65.3% (821,247) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Houston: | 1.3% (20) |
| Mississippi: | 3.8% (47,388) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Houston: | 4.1% (62) |
| Mississippi: | 6.2% (77,572) |
Local government workers:
| Houston: | 8.3% (125) |
| Mississippi: | 7.2% (90,424) |
State government workers:
| Houston: | 5.7% (86) |
| Mississippi: | 7.9% (98,947) |
Federal government workers:
| Houston: | 2.3% (34) |
| Mississippi: | 3.5% (43,958) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Houston: | 8.4% (127) |
| Mississippi: | 6.0% (75,827) |
Employee of private company:
| Houston: | 69.8% (1,151) |
| Mississippi: | 67.9% (796,519) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Houston: | 5.3% (88) |
| Mississippi: | 3.0% (34,642) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Houston: | 1.9% (31) |
| Mississippi: | 4.8% (56,264) |
Local government workers:
| Houston: | 6.4% (106) |
| Mississippi: | 6.0% (70,288) |
State government workers:
| Houston: | 6.6% (109) |
| Mississippi: | 8.4% (98,464) |
Federal government workers:
| Houston: | 2.0% (33) |
| Mississippi: | 3.2% (37,771) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Houston: | 7.2% (118) |
| Mississippi: | 6.4% (75,022) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Houston: | 0.8% (13) |
| Mississippi: | 0.4% (4,344) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Houston: | 80.7% (527) |
| Mississippi: | 68.3% (437,426) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Houston: | 2.9% (19) |
| Mississippi: | 4.1% (26,314) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Houston: | 3.2% (21) |
| Mississippi: | 3.7% (23,587) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Houston: | 13.1% (86) |
| Mississippi: | 7.5% (48,100) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Houston: | 61.5% (525) |
| Mississippi: | 62.2% (383,821) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Houston: | 2.4% (20) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (16,729) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Houston: | 5.0% (42) |
| Mississippi: | 8.3% (51,258) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Houston: | 14.7% (125) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (54,623) |
State government workers - Females:
| Houston: | 10.1% (86) |
| Mississippi: | 10.0% (61,628) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Houston: | 1.5% (13) |
| Mississippi: | 3.3% (20,371) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Houston: | 4.9% (41) |
| Mississippi: | 4.5% (27,727) |