ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22499402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Merrydale, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±8.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±9.9 pp MOE
Drove alone55.5%±12.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 commute22.9 min → 26.7 min▲ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 10.0%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 55.5%▼ 22.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.5% ±12.7 pp
Carpool32.9% ±9.2 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.9 pp
Work from home10.0% ±9.9 pp

Each share uses 3,120 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,490± 1,631 MOE
Workers age 16+3,120± 640 MOE
Workers with travel time2,809± 584 MOE
Estimated home workers311± 316 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.