ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Livingston Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.2%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.4%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 commute35.7 min → 33.8 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 7.2%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.0% → 83.2%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.2% ±1.4 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 67,457 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate148,115± — MOE
Workers age 16+67,457± 1,485 MOE
Workers with travel time62,620± 1,433 MOE
Estimated home workers4,837± 740 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.