ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22245652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eunice, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.4%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 commute23.4 min → 24.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 4.6%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 76.7%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±5.5 pp
Carpool11.3% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.9% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±1.9 pp
Work from home4.6% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 3,449 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.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,239± 212 MOE
Workers age 16+3,449± 346 MOE
Workers with travel time3,289± 332 MOE
Estimated home workers160± 102 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.