Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY 3.0Lafitte has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
For 14% of workers, the job is at home (Louisiana 8%). Employers in Lafitte report 132 jobs for 342 working residents. Only 3% work in Lafitte; the top destination outside it is New Orleans (12%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lafitte, in a few figures
Half of Lafitte commutes less than 17 miles
About 15% 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.
Lafitte by day and by night
On a workday 333 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 123 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Lafitte on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where people from Lafitte work
Where Lafitte clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
76% of the jobs in Lafitte make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lafitte, 2013 → 2023: 206 → 132. 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 Lafitte’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lafitte
of Lafitte workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 133 commuters (the 14% 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.
Lafitte and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jean Lafitte (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lafitte workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafitte | – | — | — | — | $29,886 |
| Barataria | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Jean Lafitte | 6% | C | C+ | 32 min | $64,452 |
Same-state neighbors only. Barataria: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lafitte’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 Lafitte: questions
What is the median household income in Lafitte?
$29,886 (±$21,481) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lafitte?
4.3%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lafitte work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Orleans (12%, 26 mi), Marrero (9%, 12 mi), Harvey (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lafitte without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lafitte, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lafitte
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.