ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 221052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.2%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.2%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 commute30.5 min → 29.6 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 7.2%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 80.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.2% ±1.5 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 58,292 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate136,738± — MOE
Workers age 16+58,292± 1,633 MOE
Workers with travel time54,124± 1,632 MOE
Estimated home workers4,168± 612 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.