Work and Jobs in Pickens, Mississippi (MS) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Pickens are: Educational services (12.1% of civilian employees), Food (9.2% of civilian employees), Health care (9.2% of civilian employees). 32.5% of workers work in Holmes County and 10.3% of all workers work at home. 53.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 21.4% 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 Pickens, Mississippi was 1,325 / 1,089
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Pickens, Mississippi was 1,325 / 1,089
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 12.1% (50) | 5.7% (11) | 17.6% (39) |
| Food | 9.2% (38) | 3.1% (6) | 14.5% (32) |
| Health care | 9.2% (38) | 5.2% (10) | 12.7% (28) |
| Construction | 6.5% (27) | 13.0% (25) | 0.9% (2) |
| Wood products | 5.3% (22) | 10.4% (20) | 0.9% (2) |
| Public administration | 4.6% (19) | 5.2% (10) | 4.1% (9) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.6% (19) | 4.7% (9) | 4.5% (10) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.9% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 7.2% (16) |
| Transportation equipment | 3.4% (14) | 2.1% (4) | 4.5% (10) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.1% (13) | 1.6% (3) | 4.5% (10) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.7% (11) | 4.7% (9) | 0.9% (2) |
| Apparel | 2.4% (10) | 3.1% (6) | 1.8% (4) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.4% (10) | 3.1% (6) | 1.8% (4) |
| Truck transportation | 2.2% (9) | 4.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.2% (9) | 1.0% (2) | 3.2% (7) |
| Machinery | 2.2% (9) | 4.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper | 1.7% (7) | 3.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.5% (6) | 1.0% (2) | 1.8% (4) |
| Private households | 1.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 2.7% (6) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 1.5% (6) | 2.1% (4) | 0.9% (2) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.2% (5) | 2.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.2% (5) | 1.0% (2) | 1.4% (3) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.2% (5) | 1.0% (2) | 1.4% (3) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.2% (5) | 1.0% (2) | 1.4% (3) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (4) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.0% (4) | 0.5% (1) | 1.4% (3) |
| Social assistance | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (4) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.7% (3) | 1.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.7% (3) | 1.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (3) | 1.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (3) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (3) | 1.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (3) | 1.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.7% (3) | 1.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (2) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (2) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (2) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (2) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (2) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (1) |
Unemployment in Pickens
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 5.6%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 7.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 27.9%Males
- 17.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Pickens: | 10.6% (33) |
| Mississippi: | 6.7% (79,011) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Pickens: | 3.9% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (51,439) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Pickens: | 11.9% (38) |
| Mississippi: | 11.3% (133,877) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Pickens: | 10.4% (33) |
| Mississippi: | 13.0% (153,080) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Pickens: | 18.2% (57) |
| Mississippi: | 16.9% (200,266) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Pickens: | 9.0% (28) |
| Mississippi: | 12.5% (147,603) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Pickens: | 16.7% (53) |
| Mississippi: | 5.0% (58,682) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Pickens: | 16.8% (53) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (81,661) |
<5am:
| Pickens: | 6.4% (26) |
| Mississippi: | 4.3% (50,086) |
5:30am:
| Pickens: | 3.7% (15) |
| Mississippi: | 3.4% (39,399) |
6am:
| Pickens: | 5.4% (22) |
| Mississippi: | 5.4% (62,297) |
6:30am:
| Pickens: | 12.5% (51) |
| Mississippi: | 10.7% (125,036) |
7am:
| Pickens: | 16.5% (67) |
| Mississippi: | 14.0% (163,121) |
7:30am:
| Pickens: | 18.7% (76) |
| Mississippi: | 15.7% (182,928) |
8am:
| Pickens: | 13.5% (55) |
| Mississippi: | 15.7% (182,414) |
8:30am:
| Pickens: | 3.4% (14) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (80,436) |
9am:
| Pickens: | 2.5% (10) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (31,822) |
10am:
| Pickens: | 2.2% (9) |
| Mississippi: | 3.4% (39,736) |
11am:
| Pickens: | 5.2% (21) |
| Mississippi: | 1.5% (17,812) |
12pm:
| Pickens: | 0.5% (2) |
| Mississippi: | 0.8% (9,112) |
4pm:
| Pickens: | 4.4% (18) |
| Mississippi: | 6.6% (77,163) |
>4pm:
| Pickens: | 4.7% (19) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (80,157) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Pickens: | 30.1% (18) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (54,252) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Pickens: | 6.9% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 13.6% (83,465) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Pickens: | 22.2% (13) |
| Mississippi: | 12.8% (78,604) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Pickens: | 30.4% (18) |
| Mississippi: | 15.4% (94,605) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Pickens: | 12.5% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 9.4% (57,558) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Pickens: | 6.0% (15) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (24,759) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Pickens: | 5.3% (14) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (15,256) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Pickens: | 12.9% (33) |
| Mississippi: | 8.9% (50,412) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Pickens: | 7.8% (20) |
| Mississippi: | 13.1% (74,476) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Pickens: | 15.1% (38) |
| Mississippi: | 18.6% (105,661) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Pickens: | 8.3% (21) |
| Mississippi: | 15.8% (90,045) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Pickens: | 21.4% (55) |
| Mississippi: | 5.2% (29,825) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Pickens: | 21.9% (56) |
| Mississippi: | 7.0% (40,059) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 32.5%
Number of people working at home: 36 (10.3% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 36 (10.3% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Pickens: | 5.9% (24) |
| Mississippi: | 3.7% (43,278) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Pickens: | 8.6% (35) |
| Mississippi: | 12.3% (142,991) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Pickens: | 6.1% (25) |
| Mississippi: | 16.2% (188,931) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Pickens: | 8.1% (33) |
| Mississippi: | 17.0% (197,875) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Pickens: | 7.1% (29) |
| Mississippi: | 14.0% (163,362) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Pickens: | 8.4% (34) |
| Mississippi: | 5.2% (60,981) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Pickens: | 16.2% (66) |
| Mississippi: | 12.7% (147,453) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Pickens: | 5.2% (21) |
| Mississippi: | 2.1% (24,839) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Pickens: | 5.7% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 2.2% (25,310) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Pickens: | 18.2% (74) |
| Mississippi: | 5.9% (68,120) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Pickens: | 6.6% (27) |
| Mississippi: | 3.6% (41,974) |
90 or more minutes:
| Pickens: | 3.4% (14) |
| Mississippi: | 3.1% (36,405) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Pickens: | 73.0% (297) |
| Mississippi: | 79.4% (924,506) |
Carpooled:
| Pickens: | 23.1% (94) |
| Mississippi: | 15.2% (176,465) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Pickens: | 1.0% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 0.4% (4,991) |
Other means:
| Pickens: | 2.5% (10) |
| Mississippi: | 0.9% (10,269) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Pickens: | 97.8% (309) |
| Mississippi: | 89.5% (1,024,151) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Pickens: | 1.3% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 7.6% (87,211) |
Drove alone:
| Pickens: | 76.0% (297) |
| Mississippi: | 84.0% (924,506) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Pickens: | 10.7% (42) |
| Mississippi: | 12.0% (131,637) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Pickens: | 9.0% (35) |
| Mississippi: | 2.4% (26,778) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Pickens: | 2.0% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 0.9% (10,226) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Pickens: | 0.5% (2) |
| Mississippi: | 0.4% (4,859) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Pickens: | 1.8% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 0.3% (2,965) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Pickens: | 53.8% (193) |
| Mississippi: | 65.3% (821,247) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Pickens: | 5.6% (20) |
| Mississippi: | 6.2% (77,572) |
Local government workers:
| Pickens: | 7.3% (26) |
| Mississippi: | 7.2% (90,424) |
State government workers:
| Pickens: | 32.1% (115) |
| Mississippi: | 7.9% (98,947) |
Federal government workers:
| Pickens: | 1.1% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 3.5% (43,958) |
Employee of private company:
| Pickens: | 73.6% (304) |
| Mississippi: | 67.9% (796,519) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Pickens: | 1.9% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 3.0% (34,642) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Pickens: | 3.4% (14) |
| Mississippi: | 4.8% (56,264) |
Local government workers:
| Pickens: | 4.8% (20) |
| Mississippi: | 6.0% (70,288) |
State government workers:
| Pickens: | 10.4% (43) |
| Mississippi: | 8.4% (98,464) |
Federal government workers:
| Pickens: | 2.9% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 3.2% (37,771) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Pickens: | 2.9% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 6.4% (75,022) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Pickens: | 89.3% (68) |
| Mississippi: | 68.3% (437,426) |
State government workers - Males:
| Pickens: | 10.7% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 5.8% (37,319) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Pickens: | 44.3% (125) |
| Mississippi: | 62.2% (383,821) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Pickens: | 7.1% (20) |
| Mississippi: | 8.3% (51,258) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Pickens: | 9.3% (26) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (54,623) |
State government workers - Females:
| Pickens: | 37.9% (107) |
| Mississippi: | 10.0% (61,628) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Pickens: | 1.4% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 3.3% (20,371) |