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Work & commute in Bayou Gauche, LA

Most working residents leave Bayou Gauche for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Luling (16%), Hahnville (9%) and Metairie (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
10 of 873 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 863 Bayou Gauche residents head out of town to work, 10 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bayou Gauche.

863live here, work elsewhere
10live and work here
92work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Bayou Gauche goes to work

WestwegoKennerNew OrleansBaton RougeElmwoodBridge CityHahnvilleSt. RoseParadisDes AllemandsBoutteBayou GaucheMetairieLulingRacelandLulingHahnvilleMetairieNew OrleansBoutteBaton RougeKennerElmwoodDes AllemandsSt. RoseBayou Gauche
1
Luling7.6 mi away
16%140
2
Hahnville10.7 mi away
9%76
3
Metairie19.6 mi away
7%58
4
New Orleans33.8 mi away
7%57
5
Boutte5.9 mi away
4%33
6
Baton Rouge61 mi away
4%32
7
Kenner17.3 mi away
3%22
8
Elmwood17.4 mi away
2%19
9
Des Allemands2.9 mi away
2%18
10
St. Rose12.8 mi away
2%17
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%401

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

How far

How far Bayou Gauche commutes

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

23%Under 10 mi
52%10–24 mi
8%25–50 mi
16%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Bayou Gauche is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Bayou Gauche are

102 jobs are based in Bayou Gauche. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bayou Gauche’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Bayou Gauche

102 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)64%
Trade, transport & utilities4%
Services (health, schools, offices…)32%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Bayou Gauche residents hold

873 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month62%
+57%

Jobs based in Bayou Gauche, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 102. 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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