Work & commute · Many

Work & commute in Many, LA

About one in 3 of Many’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Natchitoches (7%), Shreveport (5%) and Alexandria (3%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

32%

268 of 834 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 566 Many residents head out of town to work, 268 work right here, and 2,696 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Many.

566live here, work elsewhere

268live and work here

2,696work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Many goes to work

Many (in town)right here

32%268

Natchitoches25 mi away

7%57

Shreveport64.9 mi away

5%42

Alexandria62.3 mi away

3%29

Zwolle10.9 mi away

2%20

Leesville31.5 mi away

2%20

Mansfield35 mi away

2%18

Baton Rouge159.2 mi away

2%14

Bossier City67 mi away

2%13

Pineville64.8 mi away

1%11

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%342

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

How far

How far Many commutes

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

40%

17%

36%

40%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

36%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Many is a job hub

3.55jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Many are

2,964 jobs are based in Many. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Many’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Many

2,964 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Many residents hold

834 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month39%

+10%

Jobs based in Many, 2013 → 2023: 2,702 → 2,964. 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.