For about half of its working residents, Lakeview is a commute to Shreveport
The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, where Louisiana has 26 and the U.S. 26. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Louisiana 8%). There are 11 jobs in Lakeview; 308 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lakeview at work: what stands out
Lakeview is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Lakeview, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lakeview has about 480 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly half of Lakeview works in Shreveport
142 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Shreveport, 4.5 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Lakeview itself. The commute map ↓
Most Lakeview residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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 308 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lakeview
On a workday 308 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Lakeview on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.04 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.
Where the trip to work from Lakeview ends
Where Lakeview clocks in
46% of workers
16% 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.
The commute from Lakeview, by distance
About 18% 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.
82% of the jobs in Lakeview pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakeview, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 11. 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 Lakeview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Lakeview spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakeview workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 369 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.
46% of Lakeview works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakeview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | – | — | — | 21 min | $59,333 |
| Shreveport | 46% | C− | B | 19 min | $48,699 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shreveport. Darker towns draw more of Lakeview’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 Lakeview: questions
What is the median household income in Lakeview?
$59,333 (±$8,038) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakeview?
27.4%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakeview?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakeview work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Lakeview 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 Lakeview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakeview
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.