ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone84.8%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 commute31.8 min → 29.2 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 4.3%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.9%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 84.8%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.8% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.3% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 8,622 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,484± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,622± 497 MOE
Workers with travel time8,249± 497 MOE
Estimated home workers373± 141 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.