Photo: OzarksRazorback · CC BY-SA 4.0At 12.0%, unemployment in Destrehan is higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Destrehan are C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 5% stay in Destrehan for work; outside it, New Orleans is the main destination (15%, 26 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes (Louisiana 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Destrehan, in a few figures
Income, poverty and work: Destrehan’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Destrehan is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #52 of 161 in Louisiana. Job access by car holds Destrehan’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Destrehan could be anywhere from C to B.
Destrehan’s commute, mile by mile
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.
A workday in Destrehan: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 4,766 residents head out to work, 246 work right here, and 1,340 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,200 people are in Destrehan on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
Where the trip to work from Destrehan ends
Where Destrehan clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Inside Destrehan’s 1,586 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Destrehan, 2013 → 2023: 1,698 → 1,586. 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 Destrehan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Destrehan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Destrehan workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,191 commuters (the 8% 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.
In Destrehan, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Destrehan is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #90 of 161 in Louisiana. Both inputs place Destrehan 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 5,649 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). 1.2% of Destrehan households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Destrehan’s commuters take a bus or train.
Destrehan next to U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000: 1,855th of 2,695 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 366 | Belle Chasse LA | 10,934 | $115K | 6.1% | 2.5% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 765 | Mandeville LA | 12,918 | $94K | 7.1% | 2.9% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 891 | Moss Bluff LA | 12,482 | $92K | 8.9% | 1.1% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,853 | Salem Township IL | 8,785 | $65K | 12.2% | 3.2% | 34% | C+ |
| 1,854 | Rhinelander WI | 8,242 | $51K | 12.8% | 1.0% | 42% | C+ |
| 1,855 | Destrehan LA | 11,619 | $91K | 17.3% | 12.0% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,856 | Leon Valley TX | 11,563 | $59K | 12.9% | 7.1% | 6% | C+ |
| 1,857 | Coolspring Township IN | 15,408 | $62K | 17.0% | 4.0% | 13% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Destrehan, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Work next door: 13% of Destrehan’s workers
The biggest share goes to Luling (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Destrehan’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 Destrehan: questions
What is the median household income in Destrehan?
$90,509 (±$18,212) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Destrehan?
17.3%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Destrehan?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Destrehan work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Orleans (15%, 26 mi), Metairie (11%, 11 mi), Kenner (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Destrehan walkable?
Destrehan is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Destrehan without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Destrehan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Destrehan
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. 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.