Work & commute · Pitkin

Work & commute in Pitkin, LA

Most working residents leave Pitkin for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Leesville (12%), DeRidder (9%) and Lake Charles (5%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 190 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 190 Pitkin residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pitkin.

190live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pitkin goes to work

Leesville25.3 mi away

12%23

DeRidder22.6 mi away

9%17

Lake Charles53.6 mi away

5%10

Alexandria36.7 mi away

3%6

Baton Rouge112.2 mi away

3%5

Oberlin24.5 mi away

2%4

Opelousas57.9 mi away

2%3

Broussard80 mi away

2%3

Natchitoches56.1 mi away

2%3

Port Arthur, TX91.8 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

59%113

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

How far

How far Pitkin commutes

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

44%

16%

37%

3%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

37%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pitkin is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Pitkin are

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

Jobs based in Pitkin

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month62%

Over $3,333 a month15%

Jobs Pitkin residents hold

190 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−63%

Jobs based in Pitkin, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 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.