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Jobs & commute in Killona

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Killona works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Killona itself; outside it, Luling draws the most (15%, 10 miles). There are 7 jobs in Killona for 262 working residents. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Louisiana 8%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Jobs and commuting in Killona: the gist

★ What stands out · Day and night

In and out of Killona on a workday

On a workday 262 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

262live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday0
190live here− 260head out to work+ 7come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Killona on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Killona commutes to

Kenner: 12 residents work here (5%)New Orleans: 32 residents work here (12%)Baton Rouge: 14 residents work here (5%)KillonaMontzJefferson: 5 residents work here (2%)Elmwood: 6 residents work here (2%)TaftHahnville: 12 residents work here (5%)St. Rose: 8 residents work here (3%)Marrero: 5 residents work here (2%)DulacMetairie: 19 residents work here (7%)Luling: 38 residents work here (15%)PrairievilleLaplaceLulingNew OrleansMetairieBaton RougeKennerHahnvilleKillona
1
Luling10.4 mi away
15%38
2
New Orleans33.1 mi away
12%32
3
Metairie18.4 mi away
7%19
4
Baton Rouge49.4 mi away
5%14
5
Kenner13.8 mi away
5%12
6
Hahnville4.3 mi away
5%12
7
St. Rose10.8 mi away
3%8
8
Elmwood18 mi away
2%6
9
Jefferson19.8 mi away
2%5
10
Marrero23.5 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%111
The top trips

Where Killona clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Services make up most of the work in Killona

Jobs based in KillonaJobs Killona residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices100%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%28%
Over $3,333 a month100%58%

Who does it

29 or younger0%19%
30 to 5471%57%
55 and older29%24%

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 Killona’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Killona

Working from home
0%

of Killona workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Killona gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 74 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Killona

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miLuling: 15% · 10.4 miNew Orleans: 12% · 33.1 miMetairie: 7% · 18.4 miBaton Rouge: 5% · 49.4 miKenner: 5% · 13.8 miHahnville: 5% · 4.3 miSt. Rose: 3% · 10.8 miElmwood: 2% · 18 miJefferson: 2% · 19.8 miMarrero: 2% · 23.5 miLuling 15%New Orleans 12%Metairie 7%Baton Rouge 5%Killona
KillonaTop destinations (size = commuters)
28%Under 10 mi73 residents
35%10–24 mi91 residents
26%25–50 mi68 residents
11%Over 50 mi29 residents

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.

Next door

Killona and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownKillona workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Killona–———$31,591
Taftunder 2%————
Montzunder 2%AC−28 min$91,875

Same-state neighbors only. Taft: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Killona’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Killona: questions

What is the median household income in Killona?

$31,591 (±$10,740) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Killona?

6.4%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Killona work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Luling (15%, 10 mi), New Orleans (12%, 33 mi), Metairie (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Killona without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Killona, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Killona

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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.