ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.3%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone87.2%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute29.1 min → 26.3 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.3% → 3.3%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.9% → 87.2%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.2% ±2.1 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.3% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 8,120 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,217± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,120± 473 MOE
Workers with travel time7,856± 492 MOE
Estimated home workers264± 124 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.