ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22381452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute20.5 min → 20.0 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 13.6%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 2.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 69.0%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±5.0 pp
Carpool7.6% ±3.1 pp
Public transit2.0% ±1.3 pp
Walk4.8% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home13.6% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 5,243 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,703± 773 MOE
Workers age 16+5,243± 509 MOE
Workers with travel time4,529± 468 MOE
Estimated home workers714± 169 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.