These Are The 10 Hardest Working Places In Mississippi

America has been known as the land of opportunity for as long as I can remember. It’s the one place in the world where if you bare down and keep your nose to the grindstone, you can make a better life for your family and yourself.

And while everyone in Mississippi works hard, there’s a certain part of the Magnolia State that takes the Puritan work ethic to the extreme — the hardest working places in Mississippi .

Who’s the leader of this work around the clock ethos? That would be Madison which takes top honors for the hardest working place in Mississippi. People work so hard there they manage to make getting to work a job.

So what other places burn the midnight oil to bring home a large piece of bacon? You’re going to have to get to the office early and stay late on Fridays to beat out these places in Mississippi for a promotion:

1. Madison
2. Byram
3. Brandon
4. Ridgeland
5. Clinton
6. Olive Branch
7. Flowood
8. Southaven
9. Hernando
10. Pontotoc

So listen up Yazoo City as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.

How We Determined The Hardest Working Places In The Magnolia State

Like all problems here at Zippia, we start with the data to answer the hard questions. Some might even consider us the hardest working data-crunchers this side of the Mississippi.

In this particular case, we went to the latest version of the American Community Survey looking for answers. As luck would have it, the Census Bureau just released the 2009-2014 5-Yr Estimate which would make this analysis the first of its kind with the new data.

After scrolling through what seemed like hundreds of criteria, we settled on this set for each State:

• Average hours worked
• Average commute time
• Workers per household (Employed labor force divided by the number households)
• Labor force participation rate
• Adults with a college degree

Our thinking went something along the lines of if you are spent the many years getting a degree, are actively seeking employment, work a ton of hours when employed, and spend forever getting to work, you get the Zippia hardworking stamp of approval.

After we got the data for all 61 places in Mississippi, we ranked each place from 1 to 61 for each of the criteria with 1 being the “hardest working”.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each to create a hardworking index.

Finally, we crowned the place with the lowest hard working index the “Hardest Working Place In Mississippi”. And, at the end of the day, Madison had its hard work pay off.

Read the detailed chart below to learn a bit more about why each place ranked where it did.

1. Madison

Population: 24,871College Graduates: 64.4%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.7
Workers Per Household: 1.5

2. Byram

Population: 11,609College Graduates: 31.2%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.1
Workers Per Household: 1.6

3. Brandon

Population: 22,616College Graduates: 38.0%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.6
Workers Per Household: 1.4

4. Ridgeland

Population: 24,209 College Graduates: 49.5%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 41.1
Workers Per Household: 1.3

5. Clinton

Population: 25,486College Graduates: 41.5%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 38.8
Workers Per Household: 1.5

6. Olive Branch

Population: 34,543College Graduates: 26.7%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.9
Workers Per Household: 1.5

7. Flowood

Population: 8,218 College Graduates: 42.4%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.1
Workers Per Household: 1.3

8. Southaven

Population: 50,389College Graduates: 21.0%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.4
Workers Per Household: 1.5

9. Hernando

Population: 14,723College Graduates: 26.8%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.9
Workers Per Household: 1.3

10. Pontotoc

Population: 5,754College Graduates: 19.0%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.0
Workers Per Household: 1.5

Detailed List Of Hardest Working Places In Mississippi

City	Rank	Population	College Graduates	Average Hours Worked Per Week	Workers Per Household
Madison	1	24,871	64.4%	40.7	1.5
Byram	2	11,609	31.2%	39.1	1.6
Brandon	3	22,616	38.0%	39.6	1.4
Ridgeland	4	24,209	49.5%	41.1	1.3
Clinton	5	25,486	41.5%	38.8	1.5
Olive Branch	6	34,543	26.7%	40.9	1.5
Flowood	7	8,218	42.4%	40.1	1.3
Southaven	8	50,389	21.0%	40.4	1.5
Hernando	9	14,723	26.8%	39.9	1.3
Pontotoc	10	5,754	19.0%	39.0	1.5
Ocean Springs	11	17,446	36.4%	38.5	1.3
Biloxi	12	44,527	23.8%	41.0	1.4
Petal	13	10,675	29.2%	39.5	1.3
Long Beach	14	15,224	26.5%	40.1	1.4
Diamondhead	15	8,275	43.5%	40.1	1.1
Oxford	16	20,200	50.5%	34.2	1.3
Richland	17	7,012	15.7%	38.2	1.4
Tupelo	18	35,345	28.5%	38.8	1.2
Canton	19	13,321	20.8%	39.4	1.3
Senatobia	20	8,063	25.8%	38.2	1.3
Bay St. Louis	21	10,313	32.5%	39.9	1.1
Gautier	22	18,581	21.2%	39.7	1.3
Pearl	23	26,105	19.1%	39.6	1.3
Batesville	24	7,436	30.9%	39.8	1.0
Jackson	25	173,631	26.0%	37.9	1.3
D’Iberville	26	10,161	15.7%	38.0	1.4
Starkville	27	24,457	47.6%	35.7	1.2
Hattiesburg	28	46,629	32.2%	35.8	1.3
New Albany	29	8,291	20.8%	39.2	1.3
Cleveland	30	12,318	29.1%	35.9	1.3
Horn Lake	31	26,486	11.9%	39.5	1.5
Pascagoula	32	22,239	18.3%	39.6	1.2
Gulfport	33	69,913	20.1%	38.9	1.2
Philadelphia	34	7,446	19.0%	40.6	1.2
Vicksburg	35	23,559	22.7%	38.6	1.1
Meridian	36	40,809	21.5%	38.1	1.2
Grenada	37	12,951	16.2%	37.4	1.3
Indianola	38	10,426	20.2%	38.5	1.3
McComb	39	12,771	17.3%	39.1	1.1
Ripley	40	5,349	14.1%	38.4	1.2
Laurel	41	18,720	16.7%	39.3	1.2
Forest	42	5,719	15.7%	39.4	1.2
Corinth	43	14,797	21.3%	39.3	1.1
Brookhaven	44	12,499	19.5%	38.3	1.0
Natchez	45	15,563	21.9%	38.6	1.0
Picayune	46	10,838	18.7%	36.5	1.1
Greenville	47	33,518	20.0%	38.8	1.2
Louisville	48	6,498	22.7%	38.9	1.1
Columbus	49	23,483	21.1%	37.4	1.2
Kosciusko	50	7,302	21.2%	39.1	1.0
Amory	51	7,197	18.1%	38.3	1.1
West Point	52	11,200	19.1%	38.1	1.2
Clarksdale	53	17,497	19.5%	37.3	1.1
Columbia	54	6,446	13.0%	41.9	0.9
Booneville	55	8,775	16.2%	37.9	1.1
Greenwood	56	15,873	19.2%	39.0	1.0
Waveland	57	6,463	11.6%	39.3	1.2
Moss Point	58	13,690	13.9%	38.5	1.2
Holly Springs	59	7,585	12.6%	36.4	1.1
Aberdeen	60	5,492	16.5%	37.3	1.0
Yazoo City	61	11,462	13.0%	36.2	1.2