Lefort House · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0At 1.2%, unemployment in Lafourche Crossing is lower than in 93% of U.S. towns
Hardly any stay in Lafourche Crossing for work; outside it, Thibodaux is the main destination (22%, 3 miles). The two grades for Lafourche Crossing are B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 28.4% of residents are in poverty, against 18.9% across Louisiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lafourche Crossing and work: the main findings
Lafourche Crossing is a place people come home to
There are 181 jobs based in Lafourche Crossing, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lafourche Crossing has about 1,900 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lafourche Crossing and Thibodaux trade workers both ways
Thibodaux is the top workplace for Lafourche Crossing residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Lafourche Crossing come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
The four measures behind Lafourche Crossing’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lafourche Crossing is better than 47% of U.S. towns, #45 of 161 in Louisiana. Unemployment holds Lafourche Crossing’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lafourche Crossing could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Lafourche Crossing quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,086 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Lafourche Crossing on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
The places Lafourche Crossing commutes to
Where Lafourche Crossing clocks in
22% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Goods jobs make up 65% of work in Lafourche Crossing
181 jobs are based in Lafourche Crossing.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lafourche Crossing, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 181. 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 Lafourche Crossing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Lafourche Crossing’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lafourche Crossing workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 941 commuters (the 5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lafourche Crossing
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.
Driving is how Lafourche Crossing gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lafourche Crossing is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #157 of 161 in Louisiana. Both inputs place Lafourche Crossing near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 994 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). 2.8% of Lafourche Crossing households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lafourche Crossing’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,373rd of 4,703: where Lafourche Crossing ranks among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 264 | Hahnville LA | 3,520 | $101K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 277 | Montz LA | 2,074 | $92K | 4.7% | 0.2% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 441 | Des Allemands LA | 2,382 | $88K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,371 | Neversink NY | 3,383 | $81K | 8.0% | 3.3% | 14% | B− |
| 2,372 | Dover FL | 3,009 | $50K | 23.5% | 1.5% | 2% | B− |
| 2,373 | Lafourche Crossing LA | 2,790 | $73K | 28.4% | 1.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,374 | Wabasha MN | 2,599 | $65K | 10.2% | 1.7% | 41% | B− |
| 2,375 | Worthington Township OH | 2,987 | $74K | 4.5% | 5.6% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Lafourche Crossing, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Work in the towns next to Lafourche Crossing
The biggest share goes to Bayou Country Club (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lafourche Crossing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafourche Crossing | – | B− | D | 26 min | $73,309 |
| Bayou Country Club | 2% | B− | C | 28 min | $111,696 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lafourche Crossing’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 Lafourche Crossing: questions
What is the median household income in Lafourche Crossing?
$73,309 (±$30,513) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lafourche Crossing?
28.4%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lafourche Crossing?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lafourche Crossing work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thibodaux (22%, 3 mi), New Orleans (4%, 54 mi), Baton Rouge (4%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lafourche Crossing walkable?
Lafourche Crossing is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lafourche Crossing without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lafourche Crossing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lafourche Crossing
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.