Work & commute · Destrehan

Work & commute in Destrehan, LA

Most working residents leave Destrehan for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are New Orleans (15%), Metairie (11%) and Kenner (8%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

246 of 5,012 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 4,766 Destrehan residents head out of town to work, 246 work right here, and 1,340 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Destrehan.

4,766live here, work elsewhere

246live and work here

1,340work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Destrehan goes to work

New Orleans25.7 mi away

15%761

Metairie10.7 mi away

11%565

Kenner6.5 mi away

8%379

Luling5.1 mi away

7%365

Destrehan (in town)right here

5%246

Elmwood10.1 mi away

5%231

Baton Rouge56.6 mi away

4%206

St. Rose2.9 mi away

3%169

Hahnville4.2 mi away

3%167

Jefferson11.9 mi away

2%123

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%1,800

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

How far

How far Destrehan commutes

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

34%

42%

12%

13%

34%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Destrehan is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Destrehan are

1,586 jobs are based in Destrehan. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Destrehan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Destrehan

1,586 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Destrehan residents hold

5,012 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month66%

−7%

Jobs based in Destrehan, 2013 → 2023: 1,698 → 1,586. 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.