Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Boothville
Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average; the Louisiana average is 26, the U.S. 26. Only 5% work in Boothville; the top destination outside it is Venice (9%, 4 miles). There are 247 jobs in Boothville for 218 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Boothville apart
A big share show a job far from home
60% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Boothville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Boothville fell from 479 in 2013 to 247 in 2023, −48%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 218 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Boothville
About 60% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Boothville, 70% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boothville, 2013 → 2023: 479 → 247. 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 Boothville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Boothville
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 236 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Boothville’s working residents head each day
Where Boothville clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Boothville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boothville workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 256 commuters (the 13% 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.
Boothville and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boothville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boothville | – | — | — | 30 min | $26,514 |
| Triumph | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Venice | 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Triumph and Venice: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Venice. Darker towns draw more of Boothville’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 Boothville: questions
What is the median household income in Boothville?
$26,514 (±$19,422) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boothville?
27.6%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boothville?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boothville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Venice (9%, 4 mi), New Orleans (7%, 59 mi), Metairie (7%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boothville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Boothville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boothville
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.