ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute21.8 min → 22.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 8.3%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 78.4%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±1.6 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.3% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 68,455 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate158,480± — MOE
Workers age 16+68,455± 1,451 MOE
Workers with travel time62,747± 1,537 MOE
Estimated home workers5,708± 681 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.