ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · LA · GEOID 22809552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Monroe, Louisiana

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute17.2 min → 19.8 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 5.2%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.5%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 81.7%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.7% ±6.7 pp
Carpool4.7% ±3.2 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.7 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 5,093 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,729± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+5,093± 521 MOE
Workers with travel time4,829± 549 MOE
Estimated home workers264± 102 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.