ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22383552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jennings, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±9.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.6%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone85.0%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 commute29.5 min → 31.0 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 2.6%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 85.0%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.0% ±6.8 pp
Carpool8.1% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home2.6% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 3,648 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% 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.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,553± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+3,648± 351 MOE
Workers with travel time3,552± 369 MOE
Estimated home workers96± 86 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.