ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Allen Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.4%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 commute27.6 min → 26.2 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 6.8%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.2%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 82.8%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±4.2 pp
Carpool6.7% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 7,665 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,477± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,665± 584 MOE
Workers with travel time7,144± 657 MOE
Estimated home workers521± 275 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.