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Work & commute in Broussard, LA

Most working residents leave Broussard for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (39%), Youngsville (3%) and Baton Rouge (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
12%
703 of 5,924 working residents
Typical commute
7 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 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 5,221 Broussard residents head out of town to work, 703 work right here, and 11,983 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Broussard.

5,221live here, work elsewhere
703live and work here
11,983work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Broussard goes to work

St. MartinvilleAbbevilleCarencroBreaux BridgeOpelousasScottNew IberiaYoungsvilleBroussardNew OrleansLafayetteBaton RougeLake CharlesCadeLafayetteYoungsvilleBaton RougeNew IberiaNew OrleansAbbevilleScottLake CharlesOpelousasBroussard
1
Lafayette6.5 mi away
39%2,336
2
Broussard (in town)right here
12%703
3
Youngsville3.8 mi away
3%196
4
Baton Rouge53.5 mi away
3%188
5
New Iberia12.2 mi away
3%186
6
New Orleans121 mi away
1%75
7
Abbeville15.2 mi away
1%71
8
Scott10.9 mi away
1%56
9
Lake Charles75.1 mi away
1%52
10
Opelousas27.8 mi away
1%47
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%2,014

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

How far

How far Broussard commutes

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

64%Under 10 mi
12%10–24 mi
3%25–50 mi
20%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Broussard is a job hub

2.14jobs per working resident
A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Broussard are

12,686 jobs are based in Broussard. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Broussard’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Broussard

12,686 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)39%
Trade, transport & utilities26%
Services (health, schools, offices…)35%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Broussard residents hold

5,924 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)58%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month60%
−14%

Jobs based in Broussard, 2013 → 2023: 14,829 → 12,686. 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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