Photo: John Messina · Public domainHouseholds in Bayou Gauche earn more than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Bayou Gauche A+; getting around on foot earns it D−. Only 1% work in Bayou Gauche; the top destination outside it is Luling (15%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Louisiana averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bayou Gauche at work: what stands out
Bayou Gauche is a place people come home to
There are 94 jobs based in Bayou Gauche, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bayou Gauche has about 1,200 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Bayou Gauche’s 24-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 28 to 39 minutes. Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 812 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Bayou Gauche
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bayou Gauche is among the top U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (hardly any, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bayou Gauche stays A+.
Bayou Gauche quiets down on a workday
On a workday 801 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Bayou Gauche on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Bayou Gauche work
Where Bayou Gauche clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
In Bayou Gauche, 54% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
94 jobs are based in Bayou Gauche.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bayou Gauche, 2014 → 2024: 74 → 94. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bayou Gauche’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Bayou Gauche: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bayou Gauche workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 979 commuters (the 4% 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.
Half of Bayou Gauche commutes less than 18 miles
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Bayou Gauche: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bayou Gauche is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Bayou Gauche near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,016 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Bayou Gauche households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bayou Gauche’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bayou Gauche is 51st of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| 50 | Trenton Township OH | 2,538 | $137K | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 51 | Bayou Gauche LA | 1,908 | $163K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 52 | Adamstown MD | 2,025 | $196K | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 53 | Alpine NJ | 1,759 | $247K | 6.2% | 6.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 273 | Montz LA | 2,074 | $92K | 4.7% | 0.2% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 421 | Des Allemands LA | 2,382 | $88K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 423 | Presquille LA | 2,062 | $112K | 1.1% | 14.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bayou Gauche, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Work in the towns next to Bayou Gauche
The biggest share goes to Boutte (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bayou Gauche workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Gauche | – | A+ | D− | 24 min | $162,951 |
| Boutte | 4% | B | B+ | 28 min | $68,220 |
| Des Allemands | under 3% | A | D− | 39 min | $88,390 |
| Paradis | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paradis: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bayou Gauche’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 2024, 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 Bayou Gauche: questions
What is the median household income in Bayou Gauche?
$162,951 (±$21,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bayou Gauche?
0.0%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bayou Gauche?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bayou Gauche work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Luling (15%, 8 mi), Hahnville (8%, 11 mi), New Orleans (7%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Bayou Gauche walkable?
Bayou Gauche is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bayou Gauche without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bayou Gauche, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bayou Gauche
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.