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STATE COMMUTE ATLAS

Louisiana

Mean one-way trip25.7 min
Worked from home8.1%
Drove alone78.6%
Public transit0.9%
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How Louisiana commutes differ

Louisiana has a 25.7 min mean one-way commute; 8.1% of workers worked from home, 78.6% drove alone, and 0.9% used public transit.

Rankings cover published places with at least 5,000 residents and 500 estimated workers.

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Commute profiles in Louisiana

CommuteShift publishes 103 place profiles and 64 county profiles for Louisiana after applying its population and worker thresholds.

103 places and 64 counties meet the publication threshold.

AreaPopulationMean tripWFHDrive aloneTransit
East Baton Rouge ParishCounty452,93823.6 min8.6%77.2%1.0%
Jefferson ParishCounty430,92024.3 min8.2%76.5%0.9%
New OrleansPlace371,85322.6 min14.9%62.1%4.5%
Orleans ParishCounty371,85322.6 min14.9%62.1%4.5%
St. Tammany ParishCounty272,42131.5 min13.2%77.1%0.1%
Lafayette ParishCounty247,99722.9 min10.4%80.1%0.5%
Caddo ParishCounty230,00420.4 min6.5%80.0%1.1%
Baton RougePlace222,77121.0 min8.2%74.1%1.4%
Calcasieu ParishCounty207,08821.1 min5.6%80.6%0.2%
ShreveportPlace180,98218.8 min6.9%79.1%1.4%
Ouachita ParishCounty158,48022.1 min8.3%78.4%0.8%
Livingston ParishCounty148,11533.8 min7.2%83.2%0.1%
MetairiePlace139,72921.7 min10.5%76.7%0.8%
Tangipahoa ParishCounty136,73829.6 min7.2%80.2%0.2%
Ascension ParishCounty130,31430.2 min8.9%81.6%0.4%
Bossier ParishCounty129,78922.7 min7.6%83.1%0.7%
Rapides ParishCounty127,52722.2 min5.5%80.4%1.4%
LafayettePlace121,71520.0 min9.9%80.4%0.5%
Terrebonne ParishCounty106,18624.0 min3.3%84.0%0.2%
Lafourche ParishCounty96,25227.1 min4.8%80.7%0.5%
St. Landry ParishCounty81,67029.8 min7.3%78.1%0.4%
Lake CharlesPlace81,14317.0 min5.0%80.2%0.1%
Iberia ParishCounty68,59925.3 min6.3%82.2%0.2%
KennerPlace64,90425.3 min4.7%77.8%0.3%
Bossier CityPlace62,90118.0 min6.0%83.5%1.5%
Vermilion ParishCounty57,12330.0 min5.3%82.0%0.5%
Acadia ParishCounty56,95529.4 min5.8%82.5%0.1%
St. Charles ParishCounty51,39626.0 min7.7%83.3%0.5%
St. Martin ParishCounty51,35327.2 min8.1%82.8%0.4%
Lincoln ParishCounty48,17419.2 min11.5%76.5%0.0%
St. Mary ParishCounty47,82823.2 min5.5%84.7%0.0%
Vernon ParishCounty47,11722.9 min5.8%79.7%0.2%
MonroePlace47,00418.2 min7.5%72.8%2.7%
Washington ParishCounty45,12032.6 min4.2%72.8%0.2%
St. Bernard ParishCounty44,41930.9 min8.3%76.4%0.8%
AlexandriaPlace44,06017.4 min5.1%77.7%2.0%
St. John the Baptist ParishCounty40,74330.3 min6.4%81.9%0.6%
Avoyelles ParishCounty38,90536.3 min5.5%82.5%0.0%
Natchitoches ParishCounty36,69322.5 min3.6%82.5%0.2%
Beauregard ParishCounty36,67633.2 min4.0%83.3%0.0%
Webster ParishCounty35,82027.3 min6.2%81.1%0.4%
PrairievillePlace35,23831.9 min8.9%82.7%1.0%
MarreroPlace32,54023.2 min5.6%75.1%1.5%
HoumaPlace32,39219.7 min3.7%80.3%0.4%
Evangeline ParishCounty32,06034.6 min3.4%81.6%0.0%
Jefferson Davis ParishCounty31,92434.1 min4.2%86.5%0.1%
Iberville ParishCounty29,81525.7 min5.3%83.8%0.0%
CentralPlace29,78329.0 min10.1%82.4%0.0%
SlidellPlace28,56129.1 min11.1%77.6%0.5%
LaplacePlace28,34332.9 min7.6%81.6%0.8%
West Baton Rouge ParishCounty27,97425.0 min4.4%82.5%0.0%
New IberiaPlace27,57119.7 min3.7%79.5%0.5%
De Soto ParishCounty27,02628.1 min4.3%83.7%0.3%
TerrytownPlace24,72627.1 min7.0%72.2%0.8%
Morehouse ParishCounty24,55126.5 min4.1%85.2%0.0%
Plaquemines ParishCounty22,80325.8 min5.9%80.5%0.0%
ChalmettePlace22,61629.3 min8.9%75.3%1.1%
Allen ParishCounty22,47726.2 min6.8%82.8%1.2%
RustonPlace22,28415.1 min14.9%71.2%0.0%
Grant ParishCounty22,09529.3 min3.1%89.4%0.0%
Sabine ParishCounty21,97733.1 min4.0%78.8%0.3%
HammondPlace21,53921.0 min7.6%77.6%0.0%
Bayou CanePlace21,25322.5 min3.7%86.0%0.0%
HarveyPlace20,91528.7 min4.1%78.1%3.1%
Union ParishCounty20,82129.8 min3.8%86.4%0.0%
SulphurPlace20,77517.6 min3.5%82.1%0.8%
Assumption ParishCounty20,48429.2 min4.3%84.8%0.9%
Pointe Coupee ParishCounty20,21726.3 min3.3%87.2%0.2%
ZacharyPlace19,95227.7 min6.5%84.9%0.0%
Richland ParishCounty19,82225.2 min6.1%82.1%0.7%
St. James ParishCounty19,52828.3 min5.4%85.8%0.0%
Franklin ParishCounty19,40827.4 min6.5%80.0%0.4%
East Feliciana ParishCounty19,27134.9 min7.3%86.3%0.0%
Concordia ParishCounty18,17421.1 min3.9%87.9%0.0%
ShenandoahPlace17,99826.6 min18.7%76.2%0.0%
NatchitochesPlace17,57716.2 min2.9%79.4%0.2%
YoungsvillePlace17,42726.2 min14.4%78.2%0.0%
GretnaPlace17,38925.4 min7.9%75.1%1.3%
EstellePlace16,34127.2 min10.9%72.8%0.4%
ThibodauxPlace15,73220.9 min5.9%73.3%0.5%
OpelousasPlace15,49524.3 min5.0%84.0%0.5%
West Feliciana ParishCounty15,32735.3 min7.5%87.5%0.0%
Jackson ParishCounty14,88423.9 min5.4%85.2%0.3%
LaSalle ParishCounty14,78932.6 min3.5%74.8%1.3%
BroussardPlace14,32219.8 min5.0%88.5%0.0%
PinevillePlace14,16017.1 min6.7%81.3%0.2%
LulingPlace13,96023.5 min10.2%84.5%0.2%
Claiborne ParishCounty13,83330.6 min2.6%86.9%0.2%
Winn ParishCounty13,46730.0 min5.0%83.0%0.0%
River RidgePlace13,31226.2 min13.7%72.1%0.1%
ClaibornePlace13,30819.4 min9.8%81.7%0.0%
GonzalesPlace13,10824.9 min7.7%71.0%0.0%
MandevillePlace12,94625.8 min22.3%70.8%0.0%
West MonroePlace12,72919.8 min5.2%81.7%1.5%
Bienville ParishCounty12,63829.6 min6.9%83.2%0.0%
Moss BluffPlace12,48224.6 min6.9%84.8%0.0%
BakerPlace12,25324.3 min3.8%83.8%0.0%
GarderePlace12,22327.8 min10.3%72.7%4.3%
Bayou BluePlace12,21830.6 min9.1%78.8%0.5%
WoodmerePlace11,87929.3 min6.9%74.7%2.3%
CovingtonPlace11,65828.3 min13.2%79.8%0.1%
DestrehanPlace11,61927.3 min8.1%81.4%1.1%
CarencroPlace11,61930.2 min15.2%80.8%0.0%
MindenPlace11,45522.3 min5.6%82.8%0.8%
CrowleyPlace11,42222.5 min4.3%81.9%0.0%
WaggamanPlace11,33029.7 min6.4%79.0%0.4%
Morgan CityPlace11,06426.0 min3.5%85.0%0.0%
AbbevillePlace11,00325.1 min5.4%75.2%0.0%
Belle ChassePlace10,93426.4 min4.7%82.1%0.0%
TimberlanePlace10,88623.4 min2.9%87.3%1.3%
St. Helena ParishCounty10,85838.1 min2.0%77.5%3.8%
BogalusaPlace10,46825.4 min4.4%66.7%0.0%
DeRidderPlace9,76324.0 min4.9%81.7%0.1%
JeffersonPlace9,70320.0 min13.6%69.0%2.0%
RacelandPlace9,58528.0 min2.2%91.2%2.1%
JenningsPlace9,55331.0 min2.6%85.0%0.0%
Madison ParishCounty9,51317.2 min3.2%84.0%0.1%
Caldwell ParishCounty9,50029.1 min6.5%86.9%0.0%
MerrydalePlace9,49026.7 min10.0%55.5%1.1%
West Carroll ParishCounty9,46424.3 min5.8%82.7%0.0%
Denham SpringsPlace9,32327.4 min5.7%80.3%0.0%
EunicePlace9,23924.1 min4.6%76.7%0.0%
BastropPlace9,23223.7 min4.3%79.0%0.0%
Oak Hills PlacePlace9,03821.8 min6.8%86.3%0.0%
HarahanPlace8,90419.7 min9.3%80.8%0.3%
ScottPlace8,60924.7 min8.7%81.8%0.0%
Catahoula ParishCounty8,58327.4 min13.1%74.2%0.0%
WestwegoPlace8,33524.3 min4.3%80.1%0.2%
Village St. GeorgePlace8,27326.7 min13.0%78.3%0.0%
MerauxPlace7,91832.6 min5.1%82.0%0.0%
Fort Polk SouthPlace7,86911.2 min17.5%62.3%0.0%
Old JeffersonPlace7,86025.6 min10.8%83.1%0.0%
PonchatoulaPlace7,80833.3 min9.4%78.4%0.0%
ReservePlace7,79122.8 min2.2%78.8%0.6%
Eden IslePlace7,68332.1 min10.7%85.1%0.0%
St. RosePlace7,64424.6 min7.5%79.0%0.0%
Breaux BridgePlace7,50123.5 min9.8%77.6%0.0%
Red River ParishCounty7,44328.8 min3.2%89.7%0.2%
Bridge CityPlace7,29723.6 min7.9%76.8%2.1%
AddisPlace7,25225.7 min2.4%86.4%0.0%
PrienPlace7,11917.0 min6.7%84.6%0.0%
RaynePlace7,10528.3 min2.9%89.2%0.0%
East Carroll ParishCounty7,07214.3 min4.6%79.9%0.0%
DonaldsonvillePlace6,83127.1 min6.7%71.0%1.8%
SchrieverPlace6,69025.1 min4.4%81.8%0.0%
St. GabrielPlace6,63922.6 min10.5%75.0%0.0%
OakdalePlace6,54622.1 min13.6%77.3%0.0%
Red ChutePlace6,52623.1 min8.7%80.2%0.0%
FranklinPlace6,46121.2 min5.4%83.2%0.0%
WalkerPlace6,39025.7 min8.6%85.3%0.0%
InniswoldPlace6,35722.0 min5.7%81.8%0.9%
LacombePlace6,31033.7 min9.4%84.7%0.0%
Ville PlattePlace6,25318.0 min2.4%73.7%0.2%
ElmwoodPlace6,07717.9 min10.5%71.7%0.0%
PlaqueminePlace6,07524.4 min5.6%85.3%0.0%
TallulahPlace5,96915.9 min1.8%85.0%0.1%
GallianoPlace5,90630.2 min2.7%80.4%0.0%
PattersonPlace5,74431.3 min10.3%77.1%0.0%
LarosePlace5,51526.0 min0.0%90.3%0.3%
LeesvillePlace5,49518.7 min4.1%77.7%0.1%
ChackbayPlace5,43631.2 min6.2%79.2%0.0%
Cut OffPlace5,39829.1 min2.3%88.4%0.0%
St. MartinvillePlace5,29723.9 min2.5%87.1%0.1%
GramblingPlace5,28720.3 min24.6%56.8%0.0%
GrayPlace5,15425.7 min3.6%85.1%1.1%
Cameron ParishCounty5,01526.0 min0.4%91.2%0.3%
Tensas ParishCounty3,93532.5 min3.5%84.0%0.3%