Work & commute · Vidalia

Work & commute in Vidalia, LA

About one in 5 of Vidalia’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Natchez (22%), Minorca (7%) and Ferriday (3%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

300 of 1,409 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 1,109 Vidalia residents head out of town to work, 300 work right here, and 1,264 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Vidalia.

1,109live here, work elsewhere

300live and work here

1,264work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Vidalia goes to work

Natchez, MS3.6 mi away

22%315

Vidalia (in town)right here

21%300

Minorca3 mi away

7%94

Ferriday8.3 mi away

3%45

Baton Rouge79.8 mi away

2%24

Alexandria63.6 mi away

1%17

Monroe75.6 mi away

1%16

Shreveport151.2 mi away

1%15

West Monroe77.4 mi away

1%13

Jonesville23.5 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%558

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

How far

How far Vidalia commutes

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

67%

27%

67%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Vidalia is balanced between jobs and homes

1.11jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Vidalia are

1,564 jobs are based in Vidalia. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Vidalia’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Vidalia

1,564 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Vidalia residents hold

1,409 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−17%

Jobs based in Vidalia, 2013 → 2023: 1,888 → 1,564. 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.