ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22540352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Iberia, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home3.7%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute21.9 min → 19.7 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 3.7%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.3% → 79.5%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±4.1 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.7% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 10,144 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,571± 54 MOE
Workers age 16+10,144± 759 MOE
Workers with travel time9,770± 766 MOE
Estimated home workers374± 159 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.