ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22636452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rayne, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home2.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone89.2%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute24.8 min → 28.3 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.3% → 2.9%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone92.6% → 89.2%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone89.2% ±7.3 pp
Carpool4.6% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.8 pp
Work from home2.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 2,766 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% 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.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,105± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+2,766± 337 MOE
Workers with travel time2,687± 347 MOE
Estimated home workers79± 68 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.