Mather House · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Convent has 3.0 jobs for every working resident: 600 people commute in to work
Convent has 605 jobs; 204 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Convent itself; outside it, Gonzales draws the most (13%, 15 miles). 1% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for Louisiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Convent in brief
Convent is where the jobs are
Convent has 605 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,000 people are in town, 63% more than the 640 who live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Convent than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Convent fell from 1,074 in 2013 to 605 in 2023, −44%. 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 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Convent, and who commutes in
On a workday 199 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 1,000 people are in Convent on a workday afternoon, 63% more 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.
68% of the jobs in Convent pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Convent, 2013 → 2023: 1,074 → 605. 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 Convent’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Convent
Where Convent clocks in
13% of workers
6% 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.
How long Convent spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Convent workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 219 commuters (the 1% 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 it is to work from Convent
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.
The towns around Convent
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Convent workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convent | – | — | — | 28 min | — |
| St. James | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Moonshine | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. James and Moonshine: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Convent’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 Convent: questions
What is the poverty rate in Convent?
4.4%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Convent?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Convent work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gonzales (13%, 15 mi), New Orleans (6%, 53 mi), Baton Rouge (4%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Convent 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 Convent, from the people who make the trip.
More of Convent
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.