Central Bank and Trust Co. · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Hessmer commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Hessmer; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (15%, 26 miles). Employers in Hessmer report 89 jobs, and 274 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 34 minutes each way; Louisiana averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hessmer at work: what stands out
Hessmer’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hessmer is Alexandria, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (42) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hessmer workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Louisiana. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical 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 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Hessmer, by distance
About 25% 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.
About 34 minutes each way for Hessmer’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hessmer workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 commuters (the 9% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Hessmer
On a workday 265 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Hessmer on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The towns that employ Hessmer’s residents
Where Hessmer clocks in
15% 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.
Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Hessmer
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hessmer, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 89. 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 Hessmer’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Hessmer: questions
What is the median household income in Hessmer?
$50,625 (±$25,098) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hessmer?
26.7%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hessmer?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hessmer work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (15%, 26 mi), Marksville (15%, 6 mi), Mansura (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hessmer 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 Hessmer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hessmer
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.