ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22638552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Red Chute, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone80.2%±15.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute33.9 min → 23.1 min▼ 10.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 8.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.0%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 80.2%▲ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.2% ±15.1 pp
Carpool10.1% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home8.7% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 2,935 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% 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.

15th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,526± 656 MOE
Workers age 16+2,935± 394 MOE
Workers with travel time2,681± 364 MOE
Estimated home workers254± 131 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.