ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22524252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Moss Bluff, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone84.8%±21.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute25.5 min → 24.6 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 6.9%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.4% → 84.8%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.8% ±21.6 pp
Carpool8.0% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.9% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 5,364 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% 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.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,482± 1,359 MOE
Workers age 16+5,364± 969 MOE
Workers with travel time4,992± 896 MOE
Estimated home workers372± 182 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.