ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22394752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kenner, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±3.2 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 commute26.3 min → 25.3 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 4.7%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 77.8%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±3.2 pp
Carpool12.7% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.7% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 29,955 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate64,904± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+29,955± 1,262 MOE
Workers with travel time28,560± 1,261 MOE
Estimated home workers1,395± 248 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.