Work & commute · Lawtell

Work & commute in Lawtell, LA

Most working residents leave Lawtell for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Opelousas (17%), Lafayette (17%) and Baton Rouge (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 352 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 352 Lawtell residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lawtell.

352live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

43work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lawtell goes to work

Opelousas6.1 mi away

17%61

Lafayette23 mi away

17%61

Baton Rouge62.9 mi away

3%11

Church Point7.7 mi away

3%10

Eunice14.1 mi away

2%8

Alexandria56.6 mi away

2%8

Broussard29.3 mi away

2%7

Mamou16.3 mi away

1%5

Carencro16.3 mi away

1%5

Lake Charles65 mi away

1%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%171

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

How far

How far Lawtell commutes

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

31%

33%

10%

26%

31%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lawtell 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 Lawtell are

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

Jobs based in Lawtell

43 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities65%

Services (health, schools, offices…)30%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month51%

Over $3,333 a month16%

Jobs Lawtell residents hold

352 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month43%

−12%

Jobs based in Lawtell, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 43. 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.