Work & commute · Arcadia

Work & commute in Arcadia, LA

About one in 3 of Arcadia’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ruston (10%), Minden (5%) and Shreveport (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
36%
390 of 1,082 working residents
Typical commute
17 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
5%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 692 Arcadia residents head out of town to work, 390 work right here, and 1,952 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arcadia.

692live here, work elsewhere
390live and work here
1,952work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Arcadia goes to work

GibslandArcadiaHomerHaynesvilleJonesboroSpringhillGramblingMindenNatchitochesRustonBossier CityMonroeLafayetteShreveportRustonMindenShreveportMonroeBossier CityNatchitochesHomerGramblingLafayetteArcadia
1
Arcadia (in town)right here
36%390
2
Ruston16.7 mi away
10%108
3
Minden21 mi away
5%53
4
Shreveport51.1 mi away
5%52
5
Monroe49.2 mi away
4%38
6
Bossier City42.8 mi away
2%20
7
Natchitoches57.4 mi away
2%19
8
Homer18.6 mi away
2%17
9
Grambling12.5 mi away
2%17
10
Lafayette170.3 mi away
1%12
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%356

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Arcadia commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

41%Under 10 mi
23%10–24 mi
16%25–50 mi
20%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Arcadia is a job hub

2.16jobs per working resident
A job hub

2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Arcadia are

2,342 jobs are based in Arcadia. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arcadia’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Arcadia

2,342 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)43%
Trade, transport & utilities9%
Services (health, schools, offices…)48%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Arcadia residents hold

1,082 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)27%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month45%
Over $3,333 a month34%
−13%

Jobs based in Arcadia, 2013 → 2023: 2,683 → 2,342. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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