Jackson Parish Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Jackson Parish: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Jackson Parish spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 153 hours, about 6.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 13% less time on the road than the Louisiana average of 21.3 minutes each way, a difference of 2.9 minutes.

Jackson Parish holds about 0.3% of Louisiana's population and accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Jackson Parish would save about 61 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,901 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)
Jackson Parish	18.4 min	36.8 min	153 hrs/yr	$4,753	612
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

Jackson Parish

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 18.4 minutes to get to work in Jackson Parish. That's 18% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Faster than 78% 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 5.4% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Jackson Parish

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Jackson Parish, versus 0.1% in Louisiana.

Public transit is unusually rare in Jackson Parish: 3.2 times less than the Louisiana average (0.3% vs 0.9%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Jackson Parish, versus 0.2% in Louisiana.

Biking is essentially absent in Jackson Parish, versus 0.3% in Louisiana.

Commute Mode Trends in Jackson Parish, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Jackson 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	Other	Public Transportation	Taxi	Motorcycle	Bicycle
2009	95.3%	1.4%	0.7%	2.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
2010	94.7%	1.6%	0.8%	2.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
2011	95.8%	2.3%	0.4%	1.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2012	94.5%	2.8%	0.8%	1.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
2013	94.9%	2.0%	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
2014	93.0%	4.1%	1.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
2015	90.7%	5.6%	1.5%	1.2%	0.4%	0.0%	0.7%	0.0%
2016	91.4%	4.3%	1.6%	1.7%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%
2017	92.8%	4.0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
2018	93.1%	4.2%	0.9%	1.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
2019	93.3%	4.0%	1.5%	1.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	94.6%	2.8%	1.6%	0.9%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	93.7%	3.2%	2.0%	0.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	91.6%	4.4%	3.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	89.6%	6.2%	3.5%	0.4%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	92.1%	5.4%	1.7%	0.6%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2011 at 95.8% and lowest in 2023 at 89.6%. Overall it fell from 95.3% in 2009 to 92.1% in 2024, down 3.2 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Jackson Parish: its share of workers rose from 1.4% in 2009 to 5.4% in 2024, up 4.0 percentage points.

Walking peaked at 3.5% in 2023 and has since fallen back to 1.7%.

Commute Start Times in Jackson Parish

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Jackson Parish?

The bars show when commuters in Jackson 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		3.6%
5:00-5:29 AM		4.7%
5:30-5:59 AM		5.4%
6:00-6:29 AM		17.0%
6:30-6:59 AM		14.2%
7:00-7:29 AM		18.0%
7:30-7:59 AM		9.9%
8:00-8:29 AM		4.8%
8:30-8:59 AM		2.9%
9:00-9:59 AM		3.8%
10:00-10:59 AM		0.0%
11:00-11:59 AM		1.6%
12:00-3:59 PM		4.1%
4:00-11:59 PM		10.0%

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

The busiest time to head out in Jackson Parish is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 18.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.1% across Louisiana. Early starts are less common than in Louisiana: 13.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 18.5% there. The morning rush looks much like Louisiana's: 46.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 48.5% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.5%) 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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	Jackson Parish	Louisiana	United States
2009	7:11 AM	7:23 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:15 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:17 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:16 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:17 AM	7:23 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:19 AM	7:23 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:14 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:11 AM	7:23 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:11 AM	7:22 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:14 AM	7:22 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:14 AM	7:21 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:14 AM	7:20 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:07 AM	7:20 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:11 AM	7:20 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:10 AM	7:20 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:09 AM	7:20 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Jackson Parish were on the road by 7:09 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:11 AM). Louisiana followed the same path, with the typical start moving 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Jackson Parish now leave 29 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 Jackson Parish has moved 6 minutes earlier.

How does Jackson Parish's commute time compare?

Metric	Jackson Parish	Louisiana	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	18.4 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	5.4%	8.1%	15.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.8%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%

The average commute time in Jackson Parish is 18.4 minutes, shorter than the 21.3 minutes in Louisiana.

0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Louisiana. 1.7% commute by walking, lower than the 1.8% in Louisiana.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Jackson Parish, LA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Jackson Parish, LA is typical in size for this group, 14,881 residents against a local median of 13,467, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Where Jackson Parish, LA breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 21% below the local median of 6.9% at 5.4%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 18.4 min against a local median of 22.2 min, 17% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 17% below the local median it puts Jackson Parish, LA at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 6.6% on work from home, so Jackson Parish, LA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Jackson Parish, LA has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Jackson Parish, LA	14,881	18.4 min #3/6	5.4% #5/6	7:09 AM #3/6
Lincoln Parish, LA	48,172	15.7 min	11.5%	7:33 AM
Winn Parish, LA	13,467	22.3 min	5.0%	6:41 AM
Ouachita Parish, LA	158,478	18.0 min	8.3%	7:26 AM
Caldwell Parish, LA	9,498	22.2 min	6.5%	6:29 AM
Bienville Parish, LA	12,636	25.3 min	6.9%	7:14 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.

Is commuting expensive in Jackson Parish, Louisiana?

Commuters here spend an estimated 153 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,753 at a typical national wage. That's 13% less than the typical Louisiana commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Jackson Parish, Louisiana?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Jackson 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.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Jackson Parish, Louisiana?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.3% 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).