ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cameron Parish, Louisiana

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.0 min one way; 0.4% worked from home, 91.2% drove alone, and 8.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home0.4%±0.5 pp MOE
Drove alone91.2%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 Cameron Parish's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.7 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 commute28.6 min → 26.0 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 0.4%▼ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone92.5% → 91.2%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Cameron Parish residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 91.2%; 0.3% used public transit and 0.4% worked from home.

Drive alone91.2% ±5.7 pp
Carpool8.0% ±6.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home0.4% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 2,169 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Cameron Parish compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 61th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

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

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Cameron Parish's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,169 workers age 16+, including 2,160 workers with reported travel time and 9 home workers.

Population estimate5,015± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,169± 184 MOE
Workers with travel time2,160± 185 MOE
Estimated home workers9± 10 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.