ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.4%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute23.1 min → 22.2 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 5.5%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.4%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 80.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.4% ±1.1 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.1 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.5% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 53,673 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.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate127,527± — MOE
Workers age 16+53,673± 1,292 MOE
Workers with travel time50,743± 1,369 MOE
Estimated home workers2,930± 425 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.