Romeville draws 373 commuters a day, with 12.0 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for Louisiana as a whole. 373 jobs are based in Romeville, against 31 working residents. Hardly any work in Romeville; the top destination outside it is Gonzales (10%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Romeville
On a workday 31 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 370 people are in Romeville on a workday afternoon, 1315% more 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.
Where the people who work in Romeville live
Where Romeville clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Romeville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Romeville, 2013 → 2023: 363 → 373. 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 Romeville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Romeville
of Romeville workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Romeville
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.
Romeville and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Romeville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeville | – | — | — | — | — |
| St. James | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. James: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Romeville’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 Romeville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Romeville?
19.2%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Romeville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gonzales (10%, 12 mi), Kenner (10%, 34 mi), Baton Rouge (10%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Romeville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Romeville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Romeville
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.