ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22271552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.2%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute22.2 min → 21.2 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 5.4%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.5% → 83.2%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.2% ±8.2 pp
Carpool8.7% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.8 pp
Work from home5.4% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 2,445 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% 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.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,461± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+2,445± 273 MOE
Workers with travel time2,312± 273 MOE
Estimated home workers133± 100 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.