What is the average commute in Bridge City CDP, Louisiana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Bridge City CDP, Louisiana work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · LA · GEOID 22094802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bridge City, Louisiana

Name: Commute estimates for Bridge City CDP, Louisiana
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.6 min one way; 7.9% worked from home, 76.8% drove alone, and 4.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±6.2 min MOE

Worked from home7.9%±4.5 pp MOE

Drove alone76.8%±9.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.0%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 Bridge City CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.3 min → 23.6 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 7.9%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 2.1%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 76.8%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bridge City CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.8%; 2.1% used public transit and 7.9% worked from home.

Drive alone76.8% ±9.4 pp

Carpool6.4% ±4.1 pp

Public transit2.1% ±2.8 pp

Walk6.0% ±6.8 pp

Bicycle0.8% ±1.7 pp

Work from home7.9% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 2,670 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bridge City CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 42th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

42^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bridge City CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,670 workers age 16+, including 2,460 workers with reported travel time and 210 home workers.

Population estimate7,297± 1,151 MOE

Workers age 16+2,670± 387 MOE

Workers with travel time2,460± 381 MOE

Estimated home workers210± 125 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Louisiana commute records for Bridge City CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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