ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22498002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Meraux, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±10.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±10.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute28.4 min → 32.6 min▲ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 5.1%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.8% → 82.0%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.0% ±10.0 pp
Carpool8.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.1% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 3,767 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% 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.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,918± 819 MOE
Workers age 16+3,767± 703 MOE
Workers with travel time3,573± 687 MOE
Estimated home workers194± 113 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.