Work & commute · Roanoke

Work & commute in Roanoke, LA

Most working residents leave Roanoke for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lake Charles (18%), Jennings (14%) and Welsh (10%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 177 working residents

Typical commute

28 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 177 Roanoke residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Roanoke.

177live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Roanoke goes to work

Lake Charles27.7 mi away

18%32

Jennings5.4 mi away

14%24

Welsh3.8 mi away

10%18

Lafayette43 mi away

6%10

Baton Rouge97.5 mi away

3%6

Crowley22.3 mi away

3%5

Shreveport166 mi away

2%3

Houston, TX161 mi away

2%3

Beaumont, TX84.1 mi away

2%3

Moss Bluff27.9 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%71

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

How far

How far Roanoke commutes

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

30%

13%

34%

23%

30%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

34%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Roanoke 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 Roanoke are

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

Jobs based in Roanoke

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month62%

Over $3,333 a month15%

Jobs Roanoke residents hold

177 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+8%

Jobs based in Roanoke, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 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.