With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Supreme works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Supreme itself; outside it, Baton Rouge draws the most (8%, 41 miles). 3 jobs are based in Supreme, against 310 working residents. The average commute, 26 minutes each way, matches the Louisiana norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Supreme: the gist
Supreme is a place people come home to
There are 3 jobs based in Supreme, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Supreme has about 500 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Supreme’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Supreme is Baton Rouge, 41 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (25) 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 310 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Supreme by day
On a workday 310 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Supreme on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
How far Supreme’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
The places Supreme commutes to
Where Supreme clocks in
8% 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.
Jobs in Supreme: what the 3 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Supreme, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 3. 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 Supreme’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Supreme: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Supreme workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 11% 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 Supreme: questions
What is the median household income in Supreme?
$29,760 (±$19,299) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Supreme?
33.0%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Supreme?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Supreme work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baton Rouge (8%, 41 mi), Thibodaux (8%, 12 mi), Bayou Cane (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Supreme without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Supreme, from the people who make the trip.
More of Supreme
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.