Elton United Methodist Church · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Elton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Elton for work; outside it, Jennings is the main destination (19%, 18 miles). 54 jobs are based in Elton, and 355 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home, where Louisiana as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Elton, in brief
Elton is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Elton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Elton has about 670 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Elton are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Louisiana. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Louisiana 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 355 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Elton
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Elton on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer 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.
Time on the road from Elton: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elton workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 334 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.
Out of Elton to work: where people go
Where Elton clocks in
19% 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.
The kinds of work in Elton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elton, 2013 → 2023: 102 → 54. 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 Elton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Elton works
About 19% 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.
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 Elton: questions
What is the median household income in Elton?
$37,575 (±$9,265) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elton?
27.3%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elton?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jennings (19%, 18 mi), Lake Charles (8%, 36 mi), Lafayette (7%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elton
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.