ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.1 min one way; 5.6% worked from home, 80.6% drove alone, and 4.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 Calcasieu Parish's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.5 min → 21.1 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 5.6%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 80.6%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Calcasieu Parish residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.6%; 0.2% used public transit and 5.6% worked from home.

Drive alone80.6% ±1.3 pp
Carpool10.4% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.6% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 91,444 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Calcasieu Parish compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 22th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Calcasieu Parish's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 91,444 workers age 16+, including 86,308 workers with reported travel time and 5,136 home workers.

Population estimate207,088± — MOE
Workers age 16+91,444± 2,072 MOE
Workers with travel time86,308± 2,093 MOE
Estimated home workers5,136± 894 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.