Work & commute · DeRidder

Work & commute in DeRidder, LA

About one in 3 of DeRidder’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lake Charles (6%), Leesville (5%) and Lafayette (2%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34%

1,190 of 3,530 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

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,340 DeRidder residents head out of town to work, 1,190 work right here, and 4,598 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in DeRidder.

2,340live here, work elsewhere

1,190live and work here

4,598work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where DeRidder goes to work

DeRidder (in town)right here

34%1,190

Lake Charles44.9 mi away

6%224

Leesville20.5 mi away

5%168

Lafayette87.3 mi away

2%86

Baton Rouge131.6 mi away

2%82

Alexandria57.8 mi away

2%62

Sulphur42.7 mi away

1%45

Rosepine5.5 mi away

1%37

Beaumont, TX72.9 mi away

1%36

Natchitoches62.5 mi away

1%35

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%1,565

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

How far

How far DeRidder commutes

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

42%

12%

14%

31%

42%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

DeRidder is a job hub

1.64jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in DeRidder are

5,788 jobs are based in DeRidder. Here is what they are, next to the jobs DeRidder’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in DeRidder

5,788 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)75%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs DeRidder residents hold

3,530 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−4%

Jobs based in DeRidder, 2013 → 2023: 5,998 → 5,788. 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.