Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domainHardly anyone in Hahnville is out of work
Measured by household income, Hahnville is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Hahnville A; getting around on foot earns it D. Working residents average 25 minutes each way, about the same as across Louisiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hahnville: the gist
Hahnville is where the jobs are
Hahnville has 3,307 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,600 people are in town, 59% more than the 3,500 who live here. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Hahnville pay better than its residents’ jobs
89% of the jobs based in Hahnville pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 59% of the jobs Hahnville residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Hahnville. The jobs ↓
Hahnville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hahnville went from 1,734 in 2013 to 3,307 in 2023, +91%. The jobs ↓
Hahnville makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Hahnville are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hahnville residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Hahnville’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hahnville is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #3 of 161 in Louisiana. Unemployment is its strongest input (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (6.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hahnville could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Hahnville fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,147 residents head out to work, 96 work right here, and 3,211 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Hahnville on a workday afternoon, 59% more than live here.
2.7 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.
Goods, not services: 40% of the jobs in Hahnville
3,307 jobs are based in Hahnville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hahnville, 2013 → 2023: 1,734 → 3,307. 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 Hahnville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Hahnville live
Where Hahnville clocks in
11% 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Hahnville’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hahnville workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,509 commuters (the 7% 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.
Miles to work from Hahnville
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.
In Hahnville, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hahnville is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #147 of 161 in Louisiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Louisiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,615 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). 3.5% of Hahnville households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hahnville’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Hahnville ranks: 310th of 4,355 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 308 | Apple Creek Township ND | 3,515 | $157K | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 309 | Aromas CA | 3,245 | $148K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 310 | Hahnville LA | 3,520 | $101K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 8% | A |
| 311 | Edgewood FL | 2,845 | $81K | 5.0% | 1.2% | 2% | A |
| 312 | Germantown Hills IL | 3,436 | $147K | 5.4% | 2.1% | 3% | A |
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| 763 | South Vacherie LA | 2,954 | $81K | 3.7% | 1.6% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 926 | Greenwood LA | 3,077 | $64K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,070 | Abita Springs LA | 2,753 | $77K | 8.7% | 1.7% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Hahnville, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Hahnville and its neighbors: 14% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hahnville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hahnville | – | A | D | 25 min | $100,956 |
| Taft | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Luling | 14% | B− | C | 24 min | $76,539 |
| Norco | under 2% | B− | B | 22 min | $71,220 |
| New Sarpy | under 2% | B− | C+ | 28 min | $51,989 |
| Destrehan | under 2% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $90,509 |
Same-state neighbors only. Taft: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Luling. Darker towns draw more of Hahnville’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 Hahnville: questions
What is the median household income in Hahnville?
$100,956 (±$20,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hahnville?
6.7%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hahnville?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hahnville work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Luling (14%, 6 mi), New Orleans (11%, 30 mi), Kenner (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hahnville walkable?
Hahnville is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hahnville 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 Hahnville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hahnville
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.