ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22311802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gray, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±9.7 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone85.1%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute30.4 min → 25.7 min▼ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.0% → 3.6%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 85.1%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.1% ±2.9 pp
Carpool8.5% ±4.7 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.8 pp
Walk1.3% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home3.6% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 2,183 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.

55thMean commute percentile

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

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% 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 estimate5,154± 968 MOE
Workers age 16+2,183± 514 MOE
Workers with travel time2,105± 498 MOE
Estimated home workers78± 73 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.