ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22514102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monroe, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute16.9 min → 18.2 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 7.5%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 72.8%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±3.5 pp
Carpool11.8% ±2.4 pp
Public transit2.7% ±1.2 pp
Walk3.7% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 17,462 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,004± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+17,462± 1,102 MOE
Workers with travel time16,147± 1,078 MOE
Estimated home workers1,315± 346 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.