Choctaw at work: jobs, income and the commute
A typical one-way commute from Choctaw lasts 38 minutes (Louisiana 26, U.S. 26). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across Louisiana. Hardly any work in Choctaw; the top destination outside it is Thibodaux (19%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Choctaw in brief
Choctaw is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Choctaw, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Choctaw has about 0 people in it, 100% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Choctaw workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 26 across Louisiana. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 329 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Choctaw by day
On a workday 329 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Choctaw on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
From Choctaw, about 38 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Choctaw workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 commuters (the 0% 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.
The places Choctaw commutes to
Where Choctaw clocks in
19% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Half of Choctaw commutes less than 19 miles
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.
Choctaw and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Choctaw’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 Choctaw: questions
What is the median household income in Choctaw?
$58,889 (±$38,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Choctaw?
11.9%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Choctaw?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Choctaw work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thibodaux (19%, 6 mi), New Orleans (5%, 49 mi), Baton Rouge (4%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Choctaw 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 Choctaw, from the people who make the trip.
More of Choctaw
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.