ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · LA · GEOID 221172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington Parish, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.4%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 commute33.4 min → 32.6 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 4.2%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 72.8%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±3.7 pp
Carpool13.1% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 15,560 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,120± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,560± 750 MOE
Workers with travel time14,900± 745 MOE
Estimated home workers660± 224 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.