With a strategic location in the Southeastern U.S., Hinds County offers quick and easy access—by road, rail, air, and water—to major cities throughout the world. Our excellent transportation infrastructure brings the global market to your doorstep.
Highways and Interstates
Two major thoroughfares intersect in Hinds County: Interstate 20 (running east and west from Texas to South Carolina) and Interstate 55 (running north and south from Illinois through Louisiana). A third artery, Interstate 220, connects Interstate 20 west of Jackson and Interstate 55 north of Jackson.
United States Highways 49, 51, and 80 also intersect in Jackson and connect Hinds County with the Gulf of Mexico and the contiguous states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee.
State highways and the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway wind through the metropolitan area and connect with numerous county roads to complete this excellent roadway system. More than 100 intrastate and interstate trucking firms are located in the Greater Jackson area, giving your organization the means to transport freight overnight to destinations within 500 miles.
Hinds County. A World of Difference.