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Jobs & commute in Longville

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Longville works elsewhere

0% of workers work from home (Louisiana 8%). 47 jobs are based in Longville; 196 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Longville; the top destination outside it is DeRidder (18%, 17 miles).

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

Day and night

Longville by day and by night

On a workday 196 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.

196live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
47work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night450
Workday310
450live here− 200head out to work+ 47come in to work= 310on a workday

About 310 people are in Longville on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.24jobs 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 Longville commutes to

RayvilleTallulahBunkieDeQuincy: 2 residents work here (1%)Ville Platte: 2 residents work here (1%)Eunice: 2 residents work here (1%)KinderCarencroBastropDeRidder: 35 residents work here (18%)Sulphur: 4 residents work here (2%)New Orleans: 3 residents work here (2%)Lafayette: 5 residents work here (3%)Baton Rouge: 4 residents work here (2%)Lake Charles: 24 residents work here (12%)Shreveport: 3 residents work here (2%)CentralLongvilleDeRidderLake CharlesLafayetteSulphurBaton RougeNew OrleansLongville
1
DeRidder16.7 mi away
18%35
2
Lake Charles28.5 mi away
12%24
3
Lafayette76.5 mi away
3%5
4
Sulphur27.5 mi away
2%4
5
Baton Rouge125.2 mi away
2%4
6
New Orleans200 mi away
2%3
7
Shreveport132.5 mi away
2%3
8
DeQuincy17.2 mi away
1%2
9
Ville Platte56.8 mi away
1%2
10
Eunice48.7 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%112
The top trips

Where Longville 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

72% of the jobs in Longville pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in LongvilleJobs Longville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%28%
Trade, transport & utilities79%17%
Services: health, schools, offices21%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month11%24%
Over $3,333 a month72%60%

Who does it

29 or younger26%28%
30 to 5445%47%
55 and older30%26%
−2%

Jobs based in Longville, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 47. 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 Longville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Longville

Working from home
0%

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

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

Share of the 90 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 Longville

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miDeRidder: 18% · 16.7 miLake Charles: 12% · 28.5 miLafayette: 3% · 76.5 miSulphur: 2% · 27.5 miBaton Rouge: 2% · 125.2 miNew Orleans: 2% · 200 miShreveport: 2% · 132.5 miDeQuincy: 1% · 17.2 miVille Platte: 1% · 56.8 miEunice: 1% · 48.7 miDeRidder 18%Lake Charles 12%Lafayette 3%Sulphur 2%Baton Rouge 2%Longville
LongvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi8 residents
34%10–24 mi64 residents
27%25–50 mi52 residents
35%Over 50 mi67 residents

About 35% 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.

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 Longville: questions

What is the median household income in Longville?

$40,272 (±$28,213) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Longville?

7.9%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Longville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are DeRidder (18%, 17 mi), Lake Charles (12%, 28 mi), Lafayette (3%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Longville 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 Longville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Longville

Longville home →

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.