ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22631552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Raceland, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home2.2%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone91.2%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute32.1 min → 28.0 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 2.2%▼ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 2.1%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 91.2%▲ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone91.2% ±6.3 pp
Carpool2.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.1% ±2.5 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home2.2% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 4,113 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,585± 1,040 MOE
Workers age 16+4,113± 614 MOE
Workers with travel time4,022± 607 MOE
Estimated home workers91± 66 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.