ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute28.5 min → 27.1 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 4.8%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 80.7%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±1.9 pp
Carpool10.3% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home4.8% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 41,079 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate96,252± — MOE
Workers age 16+41,079± 964 MOE
Workers with travel time39,121± 982 MOE
Estimated home workers1,958± 371 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.