ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22009752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alexandria, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip17.4 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute19.0 min → 17.4 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 5.1%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 2.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 77.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool8.4% ±2.2 pp
Public transit2.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 18,667 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,060± 69 MOE
Workers age 16+18,667± 795 MOE
Workers with travel time17,716± 830 MOE
Estimated home workers951± 220 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.