What is the average commute in Oakdale city, Louisiana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Oakdale city, Louisiana work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · LA · GEOID 22565402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakdale, Louisiana

Name: Commute estimates for Oakdale city, Louisiana
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.1 min one way; 13.6% worked from home, 77.3% drove alone, and 14.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Oakdale city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.9 percentage points.

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 Oakdale city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.3%; 0.0% used public transit and 13.6% worked from home.

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

How Oakdale city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 33th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

33^thMean commute percentile

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

59^thWork-from-home percentile

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

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85^th60+ 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 Oakdale city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,730 workers age 16+, including 1,495 workers with reported travel time and 235 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Louisiana commute records for Oakdale city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

All Louisiana reports →