ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone82.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.3%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.6 min → 29.4 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 5.8%▲ 2.3 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 82.5%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 22,198 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate56,955± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,198± 875 MOE
Workers with travel time20,920± 737 MOE
Estimated home workers1,278± 377 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.