ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22466152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Luling, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.5%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute25.4 min → 23.5 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 10.2%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.5% → 84.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.5% ±5.0 pp
Carpool3.9% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.2% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 6,643 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,960± 1,065 MOE
Workers age 16+6,643± 747 MOE
Workers with travel time5,966± 724 MOE
Estimated home workers677± 362 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.