ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22708052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Slidell, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute27.8 min → 29.1 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 11.1%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 77.6%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±4.6 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.6 pp
Work from home11.1% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 12,631 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,561± 54 MOE
Workers age 16+12,631± 788 MOE
Workers with travel time11,231± 757 MOE
Estimated home workers1,400± 473 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.