ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone82.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.0%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 commute33.0 min → 36.3 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 5.5%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 82.5%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.5% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 13,967 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,905± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,967± 574 MOE
Workers with travel time13,199± 564 MOE
Estimated home workers768± 202 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.