ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22141352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chalmette, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 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 → 29.3 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 8.9%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 1.1%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 75.3%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±3.8 pp
Carpool11.2% ±2.6 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.7 pp
Work from home8.9% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 9,427 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,616± 1,017 MOE
Workers age 16+9,427± 699 MOE
Workers with travel time8,592± 661 MOE
Estimated home workers835± 260 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.