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Work & commute · Crowley

Work & commute in Crowley, LA

About one in 3 of Crowley’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (16%), Baton Rouge (4%) and Rayne (2%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
29%
1,223 of 4,185 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
23 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 2,962 Crowley residents head out of town to work, 1,223 work right here, and 5,153 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Crowley.

2,962live here, work elsewhere
1,223live and work here
5,153work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Crowley goes to work

IotaChurch PointRayneEuniceCrowleyOpelousasScottJenningsBroussardNew OrleansLafayetteBaton RougeLake CharlesLafayetteBaton RougeRayneBroussardJenningsNew OrleansScottOpelousasLake CharlesCrowley
1
Crowley (in town)right here
29%1,223
2
Lafayette20.7 mi away
16%665
3
Baton Rouge75.8 mi away
4%157
4
Rayne6.6 mi away
2%81
5
Broussard25.6 mi away
2%80
6
Jennings16.9 mi away
2%73
7
New Orleans146.3 mi away
2%66
8
Scott16.8 mi away
1%61
9
Opelousas27.5 mi away
1%49
10
Lake Charles49.9 mi away
1%48
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%1,682

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

How far

How far Crowley commutes

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

36%Under 10 mi
29%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
26%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Crowley is a job hub

1.52jobs per working resident
A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Crowley are

6,376 jobs are based in Crowley. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Crowley’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Crowley

6,376 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)62%
$1,250 a month or less21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Crowley residents hold

4,185 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%
Over $3,333 a month42%
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Jobs based in Crowley, 2013 → 2023: 6,359 → 6,376. 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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