Red Chute has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 3% stay in Red Chute for work; outside it, Shreveport is the main destination (36%, 13 miles). 933 jobs are based in Red Chute for 2,800 working residents. The two grades for Red Chute are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Red Chute
The better-paid jobs are outside Red Chute
61% of Red Chute residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 32% of the jobs based in Red Chute pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Red Chute and Shreveport trade workers both ways
Shreveport is the top workplace for Red Chute residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Red Chute come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Red Chute pay little
31% of the jobs based in Red Chute pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 38% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
Inside Red Chute’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Red Chute is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #17 of 161 in Louisiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Red Chute’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Red Chute could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Jobs in Red Chute: what the 933 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Red Chute, 2013 → 2023: 785 → 933. 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 Red Chute’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Red Chute work
Where Red Chute clocks in
36% of workers
23% of workers
8% 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.
A workday in Red Chute: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,726 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 859 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,700 people are in Red Chute on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Louisiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Red Chute workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,681 commuters (the 9% 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 Red Chute’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
In Red Chute, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Red Chute is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #153 of 161 in Louisiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Louisiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,935 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 Red Chute households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Red Chute’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Red Chute is 1,244th among 3,218 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 166 | Addis LA | 7,679 | $108K | 3.2% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 984 | Elmwood LA | 6,077 | $89K | 7.7% | 4.8% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,228 | Westlake LA | 4,763 | $68K | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,242 | Frankenmuth MI | 5,197 | $85K | 4.9% | 4.7% | 33% | B+ |
| 1,243 | Contra Costa Centre CA | 6,893 | $121K | 10.1% | 7.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,244 | Red Chute LA | 6,526 | $86K | 7.5% | 4.1% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,245 | Wonder Lake IL | 5,593 | $95K | 2.9% | 7.2% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,246 | Chelsea MI | 5,424 | $72K | 4.1% | 4.9% | 17% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,218 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Red Chute, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
23% of Red Chute works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Red Chute workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Chute | – | B+ | D | 23 min | $86,124 |
| Eastwood | under 1% | B | C− | 24 min | $80,603 |
| Bossier City | 23% | C | B− | 18 min | $55,819 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bossier City. Darker towns draw more of Red Chute’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 Red Chute: questions
What is the median household income in Red Chute?
$86,124 (±$10,352) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Red Chute?
7.5%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Red Chute?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Red Chute work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shreveport (36%, 13 mi), Bossier City (23%, 4 mi), Benton (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Red Chute walkable?
Red Chute is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Red Chute without a car?
0% 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 Red Chute, from the people who make the trip.
More of Red Chute
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.