ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22206102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

DeRidder, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute21.4 min → 24.0 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 4.9%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 81.7%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.7% ±4.6 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.9% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 3,944 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,763± 127 MOE
Workers age 16+3,944± 220 MOE
Workers with travel time3,751± 218 MOE
Estimated home workers193± 68 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.