Work and commuting in Glencoe
0% of workers have no commute at all; Louisiana has 8%. Hardly any stay in Glencoe for work; outside it, Franklin is the main destination (26%, 10 miles). The Census job records count 50 working residents of Glencoe and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Glencoe: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94 people are in Glencoe on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 people from Glencoe work
Where Glencoe clocks in
26% of workers
6% 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.
Working from home in Glencoe
of Glencoe workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 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.
Half of Glencoe commutes less than 33 miles
About 40% 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 Glencoe: questions
What is the median household income in Glencoe?
$30,742 (±$4,557) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glencoe?
6.9%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Glencoe work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin (26%, 10 mi), New Iberia (6%, 16 mi), Lafayette (6%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glencoe without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 77% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glencoe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glencoe
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.