Commuting in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Jefferson Parish spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 180 hours, about 7.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% more time on the road than the Louisiana average of 21.3 minutes each way, a difference of 0.4 minutes.
Jefferson Parish holds about 9.3% of Louisiana's population but accounts for roughly 9.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Jefferson Parish would save about 72 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,236 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)
Jefferson Parish
21.6 min
43.3 min
180 hrs/yr
$5,591
3,468
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
21.6
minutes to get to work in
Jefferson Parish.
That's 3% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Jefferson Parish
Car:
87.4%
Worked at Home:
8.2%
Walked:
1.6%
Other:
1.1%
Public Transportation:
0.9%
Taxi:
0.6%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Jefferson Parish, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Jefferson 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
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
93.0%
2.6%
1.4%
0.9%
1.4%
0.3%
0.4%
0.1%
2010
92.8%
2.6%
1.5%
0.9%
1.5%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
2011
92.7%
2.5%
1.6%
0.9%
1.5%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
2012
92.7%
2.2%
1.8%
1.1%
1.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.1%
2013
92.6%
2.1%
1.7%
1.3%
1.4%
0.3%
0.5%
0.1%
2014
92.9%
2.0%
1.7%
1.2%
1.4%
0.3%
0.4%
0.1%
2015
92.9%
2.2%
1.7%
1.1%
1.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.1%
2016
93.0%
2.6%
1.6%
1.0%
1.2%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
2017
92.9%
2.8%
1.6%
1.0%
1.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2018
92.9%
3.1%
1.7%
0.7%
1.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2019
92.5%
3.4%
1.7%
0.8%
1.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2020
92.5%
3.9%
1.3%
0.8%
0.9%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2021
90.9%
5.3%
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
2022
89.9%
6.3%
1.5%
0.8%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
88.6%
7.4%
1.7%
0.8%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
87.4%
8.2%
1.6%
1.1%
0.9%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 93.0% in 2009 to 87.4% in 2024, down 5.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Jefferson Parish: its share of workers rose from 2.6% in 2009 to 8.2% in 2024, up 5.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Jefferson Parish
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Jefferson Parish?
The bars show when commuters in Jefferson 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 AMJefferson Parish5.4%Louisiana8.3%
5.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMJefferson Parish4.3%Louisiana4.7%
4.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMJefferson Parish4.6%Louisiana5.4%
4.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMJefferson Parish9.5%Louisiana10.1%
9.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMJefferson Parish10.7%Louisiana10.8%
10.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMJefferson Parish15.4%Louisiana16.1%
15.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMJefferson Parish13.0%Louisiana11.9%
13.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMJefferson Parish11.9%Louisiana9.6%
11.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMJefferson Parish5.8%Louisiana3.9%
5.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMJefferson Parish6.0%Louisiana5.0%
6.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMJefferson Parish2.8%Louisiana2.3%
2.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMJefferson Parish0.9%Louisiana1.0%
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMJefferson Parish4.8%Louisiana5.4%
4.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMJefferson Parish4.9%Louisiana5.3%
4.9%
Jefferson ParishLouisianaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Jefferson Parish is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.1% across Louisiana. Early starts are less common than in Louisiana: 14.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 18.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Louisiana: 50.9% 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
United States
2009
7:34 AM
7:23 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:34 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:36 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:36 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:36 AM
7:23 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:36 AM
7:23 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:36 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:35 AM
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:33 AM
7:22 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:33 AM
7:22 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:31 AM
7:21 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:29 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:28 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:29 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:31 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:30 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Jefferson Parish were on the road by 7:30 AM, 4 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:34 AM). Louisiana followed the same path, with the typical start moving 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Jefferson Parish now leave 8 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Jefferson Parish's commute time compare?
Metric
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
21.6 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.2%
8.1%
15.0%
Walked
1.6%
1.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.9%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Jefferson Parish is 21.6 minutes, longer than the 21.3 minutes in Louisiana.
The share of commuters using public transit is about the same as Louisiana. 1.6% commute by walking, lower than the 1.8% in Louisiana.
Jefferson Parish, LA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Jefferson Parish, LA is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 430,689 residents against a local median of 51,396. Where Jefferson Parish, LA breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 29% above the local median of 6.4% at 8.2%.
The counties themselves spread 10.1% on work from home, so Jefferson Parish, LA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Jefferson Parish, LA has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana?
Commuters here spend an estimated 180 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,591 at a typical national wage. That's 2% more than the typical Louisiana commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Which counties in Louisiana have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).