How Louisiana Compares

Louisiana

27.8 min

National

27.6 min

0.9% above

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#22	South Carolina	28.1 min
#23	Alabama	28.0 min
#24	Arizona	27.9 min
#25	Louisiana	27.8 min
#26	Mississippi	27.7 min
#27	Colorado	27.7 min
#28	North Carolina	27.5 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Louisiana

#	County	Commute
1	St. Helena Parish	43.2 min
2	West Feliciana Parish	39.8 min
3	East Feliciana Parish	38.2 min
4	Livingston Parish	37.4 min
5	Avoyelles Parish	36.1 min
6	St. Tammany Parish	34.4 min
7	Washington Parish	34.1 min
8	St. Bernard Parish	34.1 min
9	Beauregard Parish	33.8 min
10	Sabine Parish	33.4 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Louisiana

#	County	Commute
64	East Carroll Parish	16.6 min
63	Madison Parish	20.1 min
62	Lincoln Parish	21.2 min
61	Caddo Parish	22.4 min
60	Calcasieu Parish	22.8 min
59	Concordia Parish	22.9 min
58	Rapides Parish	23.4 min
57	St. Mary Parish	23.9 min
56	Ouachita Parish	24.1 min
55	Vernon Parish	24.5 min

Mean Commute Time in Louisiana

Louisiana has a mean commute time of 27.8 min, ranking #25 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 0.9% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Louisiana's 64 counties, mean commute time ranges from 16.6 min to 43.2 min. The county with the highest value is St. Helena Parish at 43.2 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.