ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22406652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lacombe, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±8.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone84.7%±9.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.6%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 commute31.7 min → 33.7 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 9.4%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 84.7%▲ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.7% ±9.0 pp
Carpool2.9% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.4% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 2,942 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% 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.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,310± 704 MOE
Workers age 16+2,942± 418 MOE
Workers with travel time2,666± 440 MOE
Estimated home workers276± 123 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.