Wayne, MS County is a rural area with limited public transportation options. Public transportation within the county consists of Dial-A-Ride, a service operated by the Community Action Agency of Southwest Mississippi. This service provides shared ride services for residents who need to go to medical appointments, shopping trips, and other errands. In addition, Wayne County has one bus route that runs through the main towns in the county: Waynesboro, Buckatunna and State Line. The bus route operates Monday through Friday during peak times of 7am-7pm and Saturday 9am-3pm. For those looking for an alternative mode of transportation, there are two taxi services available in Wayne County: Friendly Cabs and Taxis Unlimited. These services offer rides to and from locations within the county but can also provide customers with rides to nearby cities including Hattiesburg and Meridian.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Wayne County takes 33.7 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Wayne County get to work:
- 79.2% drive their own car alone
- 7.3% carpool with others
- 7.1% work from home
- 1.1% take mass transit