Luling at work: jobs, income and the commute
A typical one-way commute from Luling lasts 24 minutes (Louisiana 26, U.S. 26). The two grades for Luling are B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. About one in seven work in Luling itself; outside it, New Orleans draws the most (12%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Luling
Luling’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Luling is New Orleans, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (762) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Luling makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Luling are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Luling residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Luling has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Luling went from 5,255 in 2013 to 7,748 in 2023, +47%. The jobs ↓
Luling draws workers from far and wide
The 7,748 jobs in Luling are filled from a wide area. Luling’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Luling
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Luling is better than 53% of U.S. towns, #34 of 161 in Louisiana. Job access by car holds Luling’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Luling could be anywhere from C to A−.
The commute from Luling, by distance
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.
A place that makes things: 41% of Luling’s jobs are in goods
7,748 jobs are based in Luling.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Luling, 2013 → 2023: 5,255 → 7,748. 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 Luling’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Luling goes to work
Where Luling clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Luling by day and by night
On a workday 5,237 residents head out to work, 992 work right here, and 6,756 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Luling on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 per resident).
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 trip to work from Luling: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Luling workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,966 commuters (the 10% 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.
The commute in Luling is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Luling is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #115 of 161 in Louisiana. Both inputs place Luling 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 6,643 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). 2.2% of Luling households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Luling’s commuters take a bus or train.
Luling places 1,334th of 2,227 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 315 | Belle Chasse LA | 10,934 | $115K | 6.1% | 2.5% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 656 | Mandeville LA | 12,918 | $94K | 7.1% | 2.9% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 766 | Moss Bluff LA | 12,482 | $92K | 8.9% | 1.1% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,332 | Forest Hill TX | 14,056 | $68K | 14.8% | 4.7% | 2% | B− |
| 1,333 | Monee Township IL | 15,375 | $85K | 12.3% | 6.6% | 6% | B− |
| 1,334 | Luling LA | 13,960 | $77K | 13.6% | 4.6% | 16% | B− |
| 1,335 | Hammonton NJ | 15,060 | $78K | 9.6% | 6.1% | 25% | B− |
| 1,336 | Union Township IN | 14,231 | $76K | 8.7% | 5.2% | 19% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Luling, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Next door is work for 11% of Luling
The biggest share goes to Hahnville (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Luling workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luling | – | B− | C | 24 min | $76,539 |
| Boutte | 2% | B | B+ | 28 min | $68,220 |
| Hahnville | 7% | A | D | 25 min | $100,956 |
| Destrehan | under 2% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $90,509 |
| St. Rose | 2% | B− | B+ | 25 min | $74,075 |
| Ama | under 2% | B− | D− | 25 min | $73,359 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Luling’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 Luling: questions
What is the median household income in Luling?
$76,539 (±$13,637) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Luling?
13.6%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Luling?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Luling work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Orleans (12%, 27 mi), Metairie (8%, 12 mi), Hahnville (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Luling walkable?
Luling is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Luling without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Luling, from the people who make the trip.
More of Luling
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.