Old Hickory · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Morganza has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Morganza report 10 jobs, against 215 working residents. Hardly any work in Morganza; the top destination outside it is Baton Rouge (16%, 34 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way, next to 26 for Louisiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Morganza apart on work
Morganza is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Morganza, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Morganza has about 290 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Morganza’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Morganza is Baton Rouge, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (34) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Morganza, and who commutes in
On a workday 215 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Morganza on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Morganza’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
Out of Morganza to work: where people go
Where Morganza clocks in
16% of workers
14% 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.
Jobs in Morganza: what the 10 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morganza, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 10. 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 Morganza’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Morganza spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morganza workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 316 commuters (the 3% 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.
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 Morganza: questions
What is the median household income in Morganza?
$44,402 (±$18,635) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morganza?
35.3%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morganza?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morganza work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baton Rouge (16%, 34 mi), New Roads (14%, 9 mi), St. Francisville (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morganza without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morganza, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morganza
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.