Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY 3.0Barataria has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
55 jobs are based in Barataria, and 400 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Barataria for work; outside it, New Orleans is the main destination (15%, 26 miles). Home is the office for 2% of workers, against 8% across Louisiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Barataria, in a few figures
Barataria is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Barataria, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Barataria has about 200 people in it, 63% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Barataria workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 26 across Louisiana. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Barataria’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Barataria is New Orleans, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (60) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 400 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Barataria on a workday afternoon
On a workday 396 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Barataria on a workday afternoon, 63% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 40 minutes each way for Barataria’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barataria workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 317 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Barataria goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where people from Barataria work
Where Barataria clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Barataria makes things: 78% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barataria, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 55. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Barataria’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Barataria and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Jean Lafitte (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barataria workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barataria | – | — | — | 40 min | $78,869 |
| Lafitte | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Jean Lafitte | 6% | C | C+ | 32 min | $64,452 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lafitte: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barataria’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Barataria: questions
What is the median household income in Barataria?
$78,869 (±$17,741) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barataria?
4.8%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barataria?
40 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barataria work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Orleans (15%, 26 mi), Harvey (10%, 12 mi), Marrero (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barataria without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barataria, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barataria
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.