Work & commute · Marrero

Work & commute in Marrero, LA

Most working residents leave Marrero for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are New Orleans (26%), Metairie (9%) and Harvey (6%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

873 of 12,336 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 11,463 Marrero residents head out of town to work, 873 work right here, and 9,194 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Marrero.

11,463live here, work elsewhere

873live and work here

9,194work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Marrero goes to work

New Orleans15.7 mi away

26%3,173

Metairie8.6 mi away

9%1,156

Marrero (in town)right here

7%873

Harvey2.8 mi away

6%779

Elmwood6.5 mi away

6%733

Gretna4.1 mi away

6%704

Kenner12.1 mi away

4%452

Baton Rouge71.9 mi away

2%298

Jefferson5.8 mi away

2%291

Belle Chasse6.8 mi away

2%272

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%3,605

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

How far

How far Marrero commutes

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

73%

11%

10%

73%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Marrero is balanced between jobs and homes

0.82jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Marrero are

10,067 jobs are based in Marrero. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marrero’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Marrero

10,067 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)88%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Marrero residents hold

12,336 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−15%

Jobs based in Marrero, 2013 → 2023: 11,854 → 10,067. 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.