ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22791002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waggaman, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±10.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute30.4 min → 29.7 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.1% → 6.4%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.4%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.4% → 79.0%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±8.0 pp
Carpool12.4% ±8.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.4% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 4,942 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% 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 estimate11,330± 2,041 MOE
Workers age 16+4,942± 1,219 MOE
Workers with travel time4,628± 1,180 MOE
Estimated home workers314± 218 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.