Iberia Parish Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Iberia 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 Iberia Parish: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Iberia Parish spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 171 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% less time on the road than the Louisiana average of 21.3 minutes each way, a difference of 0.7 minutes.

Iberia Parish holds about 1.5% of Louisiana's population but accounts for roughly 1.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Iberia Parish would save about 69 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,126 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)
Iberia Parish	20.6 min	41.1 min	171 hrs/yr	$5,315	1,288
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.

Commute Time Map: Louisiana Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Louisiana

East Carroll Parish (11.4 min)
Madison Parish (13.1 min)
St. Mary Parish (15.5 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in Louisiana

Compare commute times among different counties

Iberia Parish

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 20.6 minutes to get to work in Iberia Parish. That's 8% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Iberia Parish

Public transit is unusually rare in Iberia Parish: 3.9 times less than the Louisiana average (0.2% vs 0.9%).

Biking is unusually rare in Iberia Parish: 3573.0 times less than the Louisiana average (0.0% vs 0.3%).

Commute Mode Trends in Iberia Parish, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Iberia 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	Other	Walked	Public Transportation	Taxi	Motorcycle	Bicycle
2009	94.2%	2.8%	0.9%	1.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
2010	93.6%	3.0%	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
2011	93.4%	3.2%	0.9%	1.6%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%	0.4%
2012	94.4%	2.4%	1.1%	1.5%	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
2013	93.8%	2.0%	1.6%	1.7%	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
2014	93.5%	1.8%	1.6%	1.8%	0.5%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
2015	93.3%	1.6%	1.4%	2.3%	0.6%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
2016	93.4%	1.7%	1.4%	2.2%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
2017	93.7%	1.6%	1.2%	2.2%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
2018	94.9%	1.8%	0.7%	1.6%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.4%
2019	95.0%	2.0%	0.9%	1.4%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
2020	92.0%	5.3%	0.9%	1.0%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.4%
2021	92.1%	5.0%	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
2022	90.5%	5.8%	1.8%	1.4%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
2023	89.6%	6.0%	2.2%	1.8%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	89.0%	6.3%	2.4%	1.9%	0.2%	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 2019 at 95.0%. Overall it fell from 94.2% in 2009 to 89.0% in 2024, down 5.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Iberia Parish: its share of workers rose from 2.8% in 2009 to 6.3% in 2024, up 3.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Biking lost the most ground, falling from 0.6% to 0.0% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Iberia Parish

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Iberia Parish?

The bars show when commuters in Iberia 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		7.4%
5:00-5:29 AM		5.6%
5:30-5:59 AM		5.9%
6:00-6:29 AM		9.9%
6:30-6:59 AM		14.1%
7:00-7:29 AM		18.0%
7:30-7:59 AM		11.3%
8:00-8:29 AM		8.9%
8:30-8:59 AM		2.8%
9:00-9:59 AM		3.1%
10:00-10:59 AM		1.6%
11:00-11:59 AM		0.8%
12:00-3:59 PM		5.4%
4:00-11:59 PM		5.5%

Iberia Parish Louisiana Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Iberia Parish is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 18.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.1% across Louisiana. Early starts are about as common as in Louisiana: 18.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 18.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Louisiana: 52.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 48.5% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (16.3%) 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 Iberia 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 Iberia 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 Iberia 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	Iberia Parish	Louisiana	United States
2009	7:21 AM	7:23 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:19 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:19 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:18 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:15 AM	7:23 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:16 AM	7:23 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:15 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:13 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:13 AM	7:22 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:16 AM	7:22 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:15 AM	7:21 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:14 AM	7:20 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:16 AM	7:20 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:15 AM	7:20 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:13 AM	7:20 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:12 AM	7:20 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Iberia Parish were on the road by 7:12 AM, 9 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:21 AM). The shift is sharper than across Louisiana, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Iberia Parish now leave 26 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 Iberia Parish has moved 3 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Iberia Parish in the whole series.

How does Iberia Parish's commute time compare?

Metric	Iberia Parish	Louisiana	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	20.6 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	06:30 AM – 06:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	6.3%	8.1%	15.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.8%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.9%	3.2%

The average commute time in Iberia Parish is about the same as in Louisiana.

0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Louisiana. 1.9% commute by walking, higher than the 1.8% in Louisiana.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Iberia Parish, LA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Iberia Parish, LA is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 68,630 residents against a local median of 51,353. Iberia Parish, LA's work from home, at 6.3%, runs 15% above the 5.5% typical of the counties around it.

The counties themselves spread 5.1% on work from home, so Iberia Parish, LA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Iberia Parish, LA has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Iberia Parish, LA	68,630	20.6 min #4/6	6.3% #3/6	7:12 AM #4/6
St. Mary Parish, LA	47,828	15.5 min	5.5%	7:16 AM
St. Martin Parish, LA	51,353	23.5 min	8.1%	7:09 AM
Lafayette Parish, LA	247,982	18.7 min	10.4%	7:28 AM
Vermilion Parish, LA	57,123	23.9 min	5.3%	7:12 AM
Iberville Parish, LA	29,819	18.1 min	5.3%	7:06 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Iberia Parish, Louisiana.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Iberia Parish, Louisiana?

Commuters here spend an estimated 171 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,315 at a typical national wage. That's 3% less than the typical Louisiana commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Iberia Parish, Louisiana?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Iberia Parish, Louisiana?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 0.9% in Louisiana, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

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).