Pierre Part has higher unemployment (8.7%) than 91% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Pierre Part itself; outside it, Baton Rouge draws the most (6%, 34 miles). Jobs and income earn Pierre Part D; getting around on foot earns it D. Household incomes here are lower than in 74% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Pierre Part
Stores, warehouses and trucking
64% of the jobs in Pierre Part are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Pierre Part workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 26 across Louisiana. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Pierre Part
62% of Pierre Part residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 29% of the jobs based in Pierre Part pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 89% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Pierre Part pay little
28% of the jobs based in Pierre Part pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Pierre Part
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pierre Part is better than 11% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Pierre Part’s grade up (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pierre Part could be anywhere from D− to B.
Jobs in Pierre Part: what the 377 are
377 jobs are based in Pierre Part.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pierre Part, 2013 → 2023: 382 → 377. 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 Pierre Part’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 39 minutes to work from Pierre Part
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pierre Part workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 957 commuters (the 7% 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 many people are in Pierre Part by day
On a workday 1,214 residents head out to work, 151 work right here, and 226 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Pierre Part on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.28 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 Pierre Part ends
Where Pierre Part clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
How far Pierre Part goes to work
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.
For most of Pierre Part, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pierre Part is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Pierre Part 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 1,025 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). 12.7% of Pierre Part households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pierre Part’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, Pierre Part comes 4,547th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Bayou Gauche LA | 1,908 | $163K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 274 | Montz LA | 2,074 | $92K | 4.7% | 0.2% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 420 | Des Allemands LA | 2,382 | $88K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,545 | Sherman NY | 1,636 | $52K | 15.1% | 6.4% | 9% | D |
| 4,546 | Scipio Township OH | 1,693 | $53K | 21.1% | 11.7% | 2% | D |
| 4,547 | Pierre Part LA | 2,308 | $60K | 18.8% | 8.7% | 11% | D |
| 4,548 | Crossville AL | 1,851 | $49K | 21.1% | 3.8% | 7% | D |
| 4,549 | Zolfo Springs FL | 1,754 | $61K | 32.0% | 5.0% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Pierre Part, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
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 Pierre Part: questions
What is the median household income in Pierre Part?
$60,144 (±$23,292) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pierre Part?
18.8%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pierre Part?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pierre Part work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baton Rouge (6%, 34 mi), New Orleans (4%, 76 mi), Morgan City (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pierre Part walkable?
Pierre Part is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pierre Part without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pierre Part, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pierre Part
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.