Work & commute · Provencal

Work & commute in Provencal, LA

Most working residents leave Provencal for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Natchitoches (37%), Many (6%) and Alexandria (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 178 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 178 Provencal residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Provencal.

178live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

18work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Provencal goes to work

Natchitoches8 mi away

37%66

Many17.4 mi away

6%10

Alexandria49.7 mi away

6%10

Shreveport66 mi away

5%9

Coushatta26.9 mi away

2%3

DeRidder56.2 mi away

2%3

West Monroe85.3 mi away

1%2

Bossier City65.7 mi away

1%2

New Orleans223.1 mi away

1%2

Lafayette121.8 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%69

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

How far

How far Provencal commutes

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

29%

28%

12%

31%

29%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Provencal is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Provencal are

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

Jobs based in Provencal

18 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)56%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)28%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Provencal residents hold

178 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−79%

Jobs based in Provencal, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 18. 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.