ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22050002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute21.3 min → 21.0 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 8.2%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 74.1%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±1.6 pp
Carpool11.0% ±1.1 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.2% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 97,424 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate222,771± 54 MOE
Workers age 16+97,424± 2,276 MOE
Workers with travel time89,442± 2,197 MOE
Estimated home workers7,982± 744 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.