ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 221132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 → 30.0 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 5.3%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 82.0%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.0% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 23,257 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate57,123± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,257± 914 MOE
Workers with travel time22,019± 868 MOE
Estimated home workers1,238± 341 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.