Jobs, income and commuting in Folsom, LA
Only 2% work in Folsom itself; outside it, Covington draws the most (16%, 12 miles). Working residents average 35 minutes each way (Louisiana 26, U.S. 26). There are 218 jobs in Folsom, against 331 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Folsom, in brief
A commute of about 35 minutes in Folsom
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Folsom workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 309 commuters (the 6% 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.
Folsom by day and by night
On a workday 324 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 211 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Folsom on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
Out of Folsom to work: where people go
Where Folsom clocks in
16% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Folsom: what the 218 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Folsom, 2013 → 2023: 241 → 218. 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 Folsom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Folsom
About 20% 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 Folsom: questions
What is the median household income in Folsom?
$62,375 (±$26,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Folsom?
12.6%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Folsom?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Folsom work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Covington (16%, 12 mi), New Orleans (11%, 43 mi), Metairie (5%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Folsom 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 Folsom, from the people who make the trip.
More of Folsom
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.