ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22565402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakdale, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±9.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±6.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±10.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute24.5 min → 22.1 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 13.6%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.0% → 77.3%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±10.8 pp
Carpool5.8% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk3.3% ±4.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.2 pp
Work from home13.6% ±6.5 pp

Each share uses 1,730 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% 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.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,546± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+1,730± 319 MOE
Workers with travel time1,495± 333 MOE
Estimated home workers235± 121 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.