ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute23.5 min → 22.6 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 14.9%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 4.5%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.6% → 62.1%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±0.8 pp
Carpool8.6% ±0.7 pp
Public transit4.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk5.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.9% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 167,719 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate371,853± — MOE
Workers age 16+167,719± 2,422 MOE
Workers with travel time142,761± 2,232 MOE
Estimated home workers24,958± 1,308 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.