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

STATE COMMUTE ATLAS

Louisiana

Mean one-way trip25.7 min
Worked from home8.1%
Drove alone78.6%
Public transit0.9%
01 / LEADERBOARDS

How Louisiana commutes differ

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

02 / LARGEST PLACES

Commute profiles in Louisiana

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%