Work & commute · Martin

Work & commute in Martin, LA

Most working residents leave Martin for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Coushatta (18%), Shreveport (17%) and Bossier City (5%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 173 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 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 172 Martin residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Martin.

172live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Martin goes to work

Coushatta8.8 mi away

18%32

Shreveport42 mi away

17%29

Bossier City38.8 mi away

5%9

Natchitoches26.2 mi away

5%8

Edgefield7.7 mi away

2%3

Arcadia35.7 mi away

1%2

Mansfield28.5 mi away

1%2

Alexandria71 mi away

1%2

New Orleans240.4 mi away

1%2

Baton Rouge168.3 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%82

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

How far

How far Martin commutes

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

29%

17%

39%

15%

29%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

39%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Martin is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Martin are

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

Jobs based in Martin

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)69%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)31%

$1,250 a month or less31%

$1,251–$3,333 a month8%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Martin residents hold

173 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−24%

Jobs based in Martin, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 13. 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.