ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone85.2%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute24.6 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 5.4%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 85.2%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.2% ±5.5 pp
Carpool6.9% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 5,195 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,884± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,195± 383 MOE
Workers with travel time4,915± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers280± 96 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.