Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.36 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small town, Summit does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Summit are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.17% of adults in Summit having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Summit in 2022 was $15,062, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,248 for a family of four. Summit also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.73% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Summit home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Summit residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Summit include English, German, Irish, Lebanese, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Summit is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Italian.
