ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.3%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute32.3 min → 33.2 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 4.0%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 83.3%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.3% ±2.6 pp
Carpool10.3% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.0 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 14,578 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,676± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,578± 586 MOE
Workers with travel time13,988± 620 MOE
Estimated home workers590± 154 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.