ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.5%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute23.6 min → 22.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 3.6%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 82.5%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.5% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.6% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 14,614 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,693± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,614± 456 MOE
Workers with travel time14,084± 468 MOE
Estimated home workers530± 126 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.