ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 220872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute29.3 min → 30.9 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 8.3%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.8%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 76.4%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±2.8 pp
Carpool11.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.3% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 18,435 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,419± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,435± 811 MOE
Workers with travel time16,901± 818 MOE
Estimated home workers1,534± 322 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.