Concrete driveway cost in Hattiesburg, MS

Hattiesburg against nearby metros and the rest of Mississippi

Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 600 sq ft range from $5,200 to $5,600 across Hattiesburg and its five closest metros.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Hattiesburg ranks #284 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Hattiesburg is 1% below the Mississippi figure.

Elsewhere in Mississippi

Metros of a similar size

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Hattiesburg against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Why two Hattiesburg quotes can differ

• Permits and the apron

  A driveway permit is typically $50-$200 and is often required for new work. The apron where the driveway meets the street can need a separate right-of-way permit.

• Thickness

  HomeGuide prices a standard 4-inch driveway at $6-$15/sq ft and a 6-inch one, recommended for heavy vehicles, at $8-$20/sq ft.

• Old driveway removal

  Tearing out the old surface adds about $2-$6 per sq ft, and some cities want the haul-off documented.

Hattiesburg weather and the concrete driveway calendar

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Hattiesburg Chain Muni Ap (5 miles from the city center). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.

For pouring concrete, the comfortable months in Hattiesburg are February through May and September through December: 8 of 12. Outside them, January has an average overnight low of 40°F or below, and June, July and August have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

The 40°F line is a deliberately cautious stand-in. The American Concrete Institute's cold-weather guide (ACI 306R-16) defines cold-weather concreting around an average daily air temperature below 40°F, which is colder than our test of an average overnight low at or below 40°F, so we flag a few extra shoulder months. In cold weather crews may need heated enclosures, insulating blankets or accelerated mixes, and those measures can raise a quote.

Heat matters for concrete as well. With average highs of 90°F or more in June, July and August, crews often start early, wet the base and plan for faster set times.

Hattiesburg gets about 59 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are January, June and July (5.8 inches in June). Inside the workable window, October and November are the driest, at 3.7 and 3.7 inches. The station averages about 96 days a year at 90°F or above.

We do not adjust the estimate by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. It is still worth asking contractors whether an off-peak start date changes their bid.

Extras that change the Hattiesburg total

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 0.87 for Hattiesburg, which is the average of the area's wage index (0.77) and goods price index (0.96). The estimator above can add them to your total.

Pick a size, pick a tier: concrete driveway pricing in Hattiesburg

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Hattiesburg. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from 1-car (12x20), 240 sq ft to 3-car (900 sq ft).

What local crews earn in Hattiesburg

The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 4 trades. We compare each trade's local median with the US median, weight the ratios by how much of the job each trade does, and apply the blend to the national labor cost. For Hattiesburg the blend is 0.77.

Cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051) carry 50% of the labor weighting. BLS does not publish this trade for the Hattiesburg metro, so we used the Mississippi statewide median: $21.14 an hour against $27.41 for the US. The middle half of them earn between $17.50 and $22.89 an hour.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $17.17 an hour, which is 24% below the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $14.92 and $19.52 an hour. BLS counts 420 of them working in the area, 67.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is about average.

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073), 10% of the weighting: a median of $22.61 an hour, 21% below the US median of $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $17.99 and $27.82 an hour. About 180 work in the metro. That is 28.9 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 30.7 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

Carpenters (47-2031), 10% of the weighting: a median of $23.25 an hour, 20% below the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $17.93 and $24.10 an hour. About 210 work in the metro. That is 33.7 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (cement masons and concrete finishers) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $140 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $290. That is a swing of roughly 5.5% to 2.6% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Hattiesburg has 62,230 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 280th by size among the 300 metros on this site.

What nearby projects cost in Hattiesburg

Jobs that often go together with concrete driveway are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Hattiesburg wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, concrete slab comes out highest (−12%) and paver patio lowest (−16%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.