ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22751802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Terrytown, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute25.0 min → 27.1 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 7.0%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 0.8%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.5% → 72.2%▲ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±4.6 pp
Carpool18.6% ±6.6 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.0% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 10,814 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,726± 1,990 MOE
Workers age 16+10,814± 1,006 MOE
Workers with travel time10,059± 1,026 MOE
Estimated home workers755± 300 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.