Camp Moore · Photo: Sf46 · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in Tangipahoa
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Louisiana 8%). Hardly any stay in Tangipahoa for work; outside it, Kentwood is the main destination (16%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes; Louisiana averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Tangipahoa
On a workday 152 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Tangipahoa on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Tangipahoa goes to work
Where Tangipahoa clocks in
16% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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.
The daily trip from Tangipahoa: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tangipahoa workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 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.
Miles to work from Tangipahoa
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.
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 Tangipahoa: questions
What is the median household income in Tangipahoa?
$20,144 (±$6,541) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tangipahoa?
65.5%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tangipahoa?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tangipahoa work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kentwood (16%, 4 mi), Hammond (12%, 26 mi), Amite City (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tangipahoa without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tangipahoa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tangipahoa
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.