Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0Marrero’s household incomes are lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
23.0% of residents are in poverty (Louisiana 18.9%). For jobs and income Marrero is better than 20% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (B). Only 7% work in Marrero itself; outside it, New Orleans draws the most (26%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Marrero apart on work
Most Marrero residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Marrero and New Orleans trade workers both ways
New Orleans is the top workplace for Marrero residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Marrero come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Marrero is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Marrero’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Marrero’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($41,402, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Marrero could be anywhere from C− to C.
Near or far: the trip to work from Marrero
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.
The places Marrero commutes to
Where Marrero clocks in
26% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Most jobs in Marrero are in services
10,067 jobs are based in Marrero.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marrero, 2013 → 2023: 11,854 → 10,067. 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 Marrero’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Marrero on a workday afternoon
On a workday 11,463 residents head out to work, 873 work right here, and 9,194 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 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 Marrero: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marrero workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,090 commuters (the 6% 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.
In Marrero, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,809 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.0% of Marrero households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Marrero’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 23,000 to 44,000, and where Marrero sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 154 | Prairieville LA | 35,238 | $105K | 4.6% | 2.4% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 279 | Central LA | 30,313 | $90K | 5.4% | 2.2% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,004 | Slidell LA | 28,341 | $70K | 15.7% | 5.8% | 19% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,184 | Jacksonville AR | 29,460 | $50K | 19.8% | 8.4% | 12% | C− |
| 1,185 | Richmond KY | 40,663 | $51K | 19.5% | 6.7% | 30% | C− |
| 1,186 | Marrero LA | 32,540 | $41K | 23.0% | 8.2% | 7% | C− |
| 1,187 | Rome GA | 38,934 | $54K | 20.6% | 5.9% | 32% | C− |
| 1,188 | Galesburg IL | 28,581 | $48K | 19.1% | 5.0% | 40% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,283 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Marrero, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
32% of Marrero works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marrero workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrero | – | C− | B | 23 min | $41,402 |
| Harvey | 6% | C− | A | 29 min | $48,774 |
| Westwego | under 3% | B− | B− | 24 min | $46,261 |
| New Orleans | 26% | C | A+ | 23 min | $56,631 |
| Estelle | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $78,869 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Orleans. Darker towns draw more of Marrero’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 Marrero: questions
What is the median household income in Marrero?
$41,402 (±$4,731) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marrero?
23.0%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marrero?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marrero work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Orleans (26%, 16 mi), Metairie (9%, 9 mi), Harvey (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Marrero walkable?
Marrero is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marrero without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marrero, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marrero
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.