Commuting in Ascension Parish, Louisiana: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Ascension Parish: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Ascension Parish spend about 56 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 234 hours, about 9.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 32% more time on the road than the Louisiana average of 21.3 minutes each way, a difference of 6.9 minutes.
Ascension Parish holds about 2.8% of Louisiana's population but accounts for roughly 3.7% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Ascension Parish would save about 94 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,908 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Ascension Parish
28.1 min
56.3 min
234 hrs/yr
$7,269
1,393
Louisiana
21.3 min
42.5 min
177 hrs/yr
$5,493
1,164
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
28.1
minutes to get to work in
Ascension Parish.
That's 26% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 89% of counties in Louisiana
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Ascension Parish
Car:
89.5%
Worked at Home:
8.9%
Walked:
0.8%
Public Transportation:
0.4%
Other:
0.3%
Bicycle:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Ascension Parish, versus 0.1% in Louisiana.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Ascension Parish, versus 0.2% in Louisiana.
Commute Mode Trends in Ascension Parish, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Ascension Parish get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Public Transportation
Other
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
95.4%
2.9%
0.8%
0.1%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2010
95.6%
2.9%
0.6%
0.1%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2011
94.4%
3.1%
1.2%
0.1%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
94.6%
2.9%
1.2%
0.2%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2013
94.9%
2.8%
1.2%
0.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
2014
95.1%
2.9%
0.9%
0.1%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2015
94.6%
3.3%
1.1%
0.1%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
95.3%
3.2%
0.6%
0.1%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
94.9%
3.6%
0.5%
0.1%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
94.7%
3.5%
0.6%
0.1%
0.9%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
94.5%
3.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
93.0%
5.2%
0.7%
0.1%
0.9%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
92.2%
6.3%
0.6%
0.2%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
91.4%
7.4%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
91.0%
7.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
89.5%
8.9%
0.8%
0.4%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2010 at 95.6%. Overall it fell from 95.4% in 2009 to 89.5% in 2024, down 5.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 8 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Ascension Parish: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 8.9% in 2024, up 6.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Ascension Parish
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Ascension Parish?
The bars show when commuters in Ascension Parish leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Louisiana for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMAscension Parish10.9%Louisiana8.3%
10.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMAscension Parish6.2%Louisiana4.7%
6.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMAscension Parish6.9%Louisiana5.4%
6.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMAscension Parish12.6%Louisiana10.1%
12.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMAscension Parish10.8%Louisiana10.8%
10.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMAscension Parish15.6%Louisiana16.1%
15.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMAscension Parish11.3%Louisiana11.9%
11.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMAscension Parish8.0%Louisiana9.6%
8.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMAscension Parish4.0%Louisiana3.9%
4.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMAscension Parish3.4%Louisiana5.0%
3.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMAscension Parish1.4%Louisiana2.3%
1.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMAscension Parish0.7%Louisiana1.0%
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMAscension Parish4.4%Louisiana5.4%
4.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMAscension Parish3.7%Louisiana5.3%
3.7%
Ascension ParishLouisianaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Ascension Parish is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.1% across Louisiana. Early starts are more common than in Louisiana: 24.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 18.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Louisiana: 45.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 48.5% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (13.6%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Ascension Parish, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Ascension Parish Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Ascension Parish next to Louisiana and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Ascension Parish
Louisiana
United States
2009
7:03 AM
7:23 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:02 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:02 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:00 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2013
6:59 AM
7:23 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:01 AM
7:23 AM
7:39 AM
2015
6:58 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2016
6:56 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2017
6:53 AM
7:22 AM
7:38 AM
2018
6:55 AM
7:22 AM
7:37 AM
2019
6:52 AM
7:21 AM
7:37 AM
2020
6:51 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2021
6:55 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2022
6:59 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:02 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:05 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Ascension Parish were on the road by 7:05 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:03 AM). That goes against the trend across Louisiana, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Ascension Parish now leave 33 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Ascension Parish has moved 13 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Ascension Parish in the whole series.
How does Ascension Parish's commute time compare?
Metric
Ascension Parish
Louisiana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
28.1 min
21.3 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.9%
8.1%
15.0%
Walked
0.8%
1.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.4%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Ascension Parish is 28.1 minutes, longer than the 21.3 minutes in Louisiana.
0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Louisiana. 0.8% commute by walking, lower than the 1.8% in Louisiana.
Ascension Parish, LA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Ascension Parish, LA is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 130,307 residents against a local median of 29,819. Ascension Parish, LA's work from home, at 8.9%, runs 64% above the 5.4% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 4.3% on work from home, so Ascension Parish, LA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Ascension Parish, LA has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
Is commuting expensive in Ascension Parish, Louisiana?
Commuters here spend an estimated 234 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,269 at a typical national wage. That's 32% more than the typical Louisiana commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Ascension Parish, Louisiana?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How do commute times compare across counties in Louisiana?
Among counties in Louisiana, the shortest average commutes are in East Carroll Parish (11.4 min), Madison Parish (13.1 min), St. Mary Parish (15.5 min). The longest are in West Feliciana Parish (32.8 min), East Feliciana Parish (32.8 min), St. Helena Parish (32.4 min).