Galliano has lower unemployment (1.0%) than 94% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Galliano; the top destination outside it is Thibodaux (7%, 39 miles). Jobs and income earn Galliano C; getting around on foot earns it C−. Measured by household income, Galliano is behind 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Galliano stands out on work
Stores, warehouses and trucking
76% of the jobs in Galliano are in trade, transport and utilities, against 39% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Galliano is where the jobs are
Galliano has 4,227 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Galliano than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Galliano fell from 6,590 in 2013 to 4,227 in 2023, −36%. 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 ↓
The jobs in Galliano pay better than its residents’ jobs
75% of the jobs based in Galliano pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 56% of the jobs Galliano residents hold. 90% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Galliano. 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.
Galliano’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Galliano is better than 33% of U.S. towns, #65 of 161 in Louisiana. Unemployment holds Galliano’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($49,918, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Galliano could be anywhere from C− to B−.
75% of the jobs in Galliano pay over $3,333 a month
4,227 jobs are based in Galliano.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Galliano, 2013 → 2023: 6,590 → 4,227. 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 Galliano’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Galliano by day
On a workday 1,884 residents head out to work, 440 work right here, and 3,787 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,800 people are in Galliano on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Galliano: where workers come from
Where Galliano clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
From Galliano, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Galliano workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,375 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where in the region Galliano works
About 23% 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.
For most of Galliano, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Galliano is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #128 of 161 in Louisiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Louisiana, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,441 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). 3.6% of Galliano households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Galliano’s commuters take a bus or train.
Galliano next to U.S. towns of 4,100 to 8,000: 2,494th of 3,494 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 183 | Addis LA | 7,679 | $108K | 3.2% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,022 | Elmwood LA | 6,077 | $89K | 7.7% | 4.8% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,281 | Westlake LA | 4,763 | $68K | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,492 | McCook NE | 7,157 | $57K | 17.3% | 1.4% | 58% | C |
| 2,493 | Wailea HI | 6,352 | $90K | 14.0% | 6.0% | 20% | C |
| 2,494 | Galliano LA | 5,906 | $50K | 18.3% | 1.0% | 19% | C |
| 2,495 | Pigeon Forge TN | 6,598 | $53K | 21.0% | 3.5% | 37% | C |
| 2,496 | Grayson Valley AL | 6,077 | $65K | 20.4% | 6.1% | <1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,494 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Galliano, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Work in the towns next to Galliano
The biggest share goes to Cut Off (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Galliano workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galliano | – | C | C− | 30 min | $49,918 |
| Cut Off | 4% | C | D | 29 min | $67,941 |
| Golden Meadow | under 2% | C | B+ | 22 min | $71,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Galliano’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 Galliano: questions
What is the median household income in Galliano?
$49,918 (±$12,379) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Galliano?
18.3%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Galliano?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Galliano work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thibodaux (7%, 39 mi), Larose (6%, 9 mi), Cut Off (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Galliano walkable?
Galliano is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Galliano without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Galliano, from the people who make the trip.
More of Galliano
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.